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ORDERS OF MAMMALS-APES AND MONKEYS 





N. Y. Zoological Park. 

 DEAD GELADA BABOON. 

 Note the lion-like aspect. 



Their noses are long and dog-like. They live 

 on the ground, travel in troops of ten to twenty 

 individuals, and rob grain-fields with great bold- 

 ness. It is asserted by African explorers that 

 even hungry lions prefer to let them alone. The 

 canine teeth of an adult Baboon are so long and 

 sharp that they are dangerous weapons. Without 

 exception, Baboons are the most fierce-tempered 

 animals of all the Primates, not even excepting 

 the great apes, which never fight when they can 

 run away. 



All told there are about sixteen species of Ba- 

 boons, all of which are found in Africa outside of 

 the dark forests of the equatorial regions. The 

 great Gelada Baboon, 1 of Abyssinia, is one of 

 the most remarkable of all animals. It is like a 

 small lion, with a Baboon's feet and hands; but 

 its wonderful grimaces are peculiar to itself. 



A Baboon of average size stands 24 inches in 

 height at the shoulders, and weighs about 45 

 pounds. The majority of the species are of a 

 yellowish color, mixed with brown. The Man- 

 drill is known everywhere by its brilliant blue 

 and scarlet muzzle, and yellow chin beard. 

 1 The-ro-pith'e-cus ge-la'da. 



NEW-WORLD MONKEYS. 



All the monkeys of the New World are marked 

 by the wide space between the nostril openings, 

 and nearly all the larger species possess prehen- 

 sile, or grasping, tails that are as useful as a 

 fifth arm and hand. Most of the species which 

 do not have prehensile tails are quite small. Of 

 the clinging-tailed monkeys there are three im- 

 portant groups, which are represented in North 

 America. They are the Sapajous, the Spider 

 Monkeys and Howlers. 



The American monkey most frequently seen 

 in captivity is the White-Throated Sapajou 1 



WHITE-THROATED SAPAJOU. 

 Note the wide space between the nostrils. 



(sap'a-jew) or Cap'u-chin, called by animal 

 dealers and showmen, the "Ring-Tail." This 

 monkey is a kind-spirited and affectionate little 

 creature, and rarely gives way to bad temper. 

 1 Ce'bus hy-po-leu'cus. 



