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whiskers. There is much variety in the coloration 

 and in the tlistribution of the long hair in the different 

 species. These monkeys are found in dense forests and 

 live almost entirely on leaves which they tear from the 

 branches in an impetuous manner ; they also eat 

 eggs of birds and sometimes young birds. Though they 

 are so conspicuously coloured when seen apart from 

 their natural surroundings, it is surprising to realise 

 that they are not easily seen when sitting on a 

 branch in a tree-top on the edge of the forest, where 

 the trunks and thick lu-anches of the trees are thickly 

 covered with the long beard moss. In reference to 

 this, Schillings writes : — " Their Ijushy white tails hang 

 low, and as they jump, the hair of their bodies spreads 

 out, giving them a unique appearance, like lichen 

 suddenly come to life." 



The Guereza hardly ever comes to the ground. It 

 finds water to drink in the cavities of old trees, and its 

 long legs are not suitaljle for progression on a flat 

 surface. Nearly all attempts to bring this monkey 

 alive to Europe have failed. One specimen brought 

 to Germany by Schillings lived in the Zoological 

 Gardens, Berlin, two years. 



