MONKEYS. 



IS 



like the foot of Man. About eighty kinds of Monkeys 

 live in the forests of the -warm parts of Asia and Africa, 

 and even more kinds in Soutli America. Those of Af- 

 rica and Asia have thirty-two teeth, their nostrils near to- 

 gether, and their tail, even when present, is not capable 



Pig. 35. — Orang-Outang. 



of grasping objects. Most of the Monkeys of America 

 have thirty-six teeth, the nostrils far apart, and many 

 of them have the tail capable of grasping objects, and 

 thus of being used in climbing and in picking up objects 



