TAILED MONKEYS. 



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In plundering plantations, 

 fields, and gardens they are 

 all masters, breaking in in 

 spite of all precautions, and 

 destroying more than they 

 de\'Our. \\'here not pro- 

 tected by superstitions they 

 are in consequence relent- 

 lessly pursued by natives. 



—Family oi Entellus Monkevs (5c-w;/,^ 



Man is not their only 

 enemy. The weaker sorts 

 are pursued by the smaller 

 lour-tooted carnivores and 

 by birds of prey, the larger 

 by the large climbing niem- 

 bers of the cat tribe. To 

 all, perhaps, serpents are 

 the most dangerous enemies^ 



and settlers. When wounded they seek to and of these all monkeys show a great dread, 



quench the flow of blood by bandaging with The members of a troop stand bv one another 



leaves and grass. Most ot them flee from taithtully in danger, and we have reports 



man, but the large baboons make a stand from eye-witnesses, which must inspire us 



against him, and are stated even to attack with genuine admiration of the high courage 



him at times. The flesh of most species is displayed by individual monkeys on such 

 reo-arded as savourv. ' occasions. 



