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are in the first three genera called hands : nails generallj- 

 flattened, oval. Most of the animals belonging to this order 

 feed on grain, fruits, roots, and vegetables, and some few 

 on animals. The order consists of five genera. 



1. Homo. Man. Front teeth cutting, the upper four pa- 



rallel j teats two, pectoral. 



2. Simia. Monkey, front teeth in each jaw four, approxi- 



mate: tusks solitary, longer, more remote: grinders 

 obtuse. This numerous family is separated into five 

 natural divisions, — Apes, without tails. Baboons, tail* 

 very short. Monkeys, tails long, not prehensile; 

 cheeks pouched; haunches naked. Sapajous, tails 

 long, prehensile; cheeks without pouches; haunches 

 covered. Sagoins, tails long, not prehensile; cheeks 

 ■without pouches; haunches covered. 



The species of this extensive genus are almost exclusively 

 confined to the warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and America; 

 they frequent woods, and are generally found in considerable 

 numbers together ; they are exceedingly injurious to gardens 

 and plantations, feeding on fruits and grain; the whole 

 tribe possess a large share of cunning, are extremely noisy, 

 proverbially mischievous, and almost constantly in motion : 

 they are sometimes taken in traps, but the best mode is to 

 obtain them from their nests, as when reared from their 

 infancy in confinement, they become more familiar than those 

 obtained in an adult state. They constitute the food of 

 various species of cats, snakes, and birds of prey. 



3. Lemur, Macauco. Front teeth in the upper jaw four; 

 the intermediate ones remote; in the lower jaw six, 



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