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large-sized animals, ungainly in shape, and possessed of great 

 vigour. These various advantages, joined to their naturally 

 brutal and ferocious disposition, make them dangerous to Man, 

 especially when full-grown. They have the supra-orbital arch 

 largely developed, deep abajoues, and all the limbs nearly of 

 the same length. Their hands are well formed, and all four 

 provided with an opposable thumb. In general the coat is long 

 and woolly, principally on the upper parts of the body. The 

 callosities as well as their face are often tinted with the most 

 brilliant colours. Their senses are highly developed ; that of 

 smell is particularly delicate. 



We have already had occasion to remark that the craniums of 

 the 01d-"World Monkeys, and consequently their moral faculties, 

 are capable of becoming altered to a considerable degree as age 

 advances. The Cynocephali afford us an admirable example in 

 this respect. 



As they approach maturity of existence, their primitive 

 qualities, their relative gentleness and intelligence, are changed 

 into savageness and brutality. In all their desires they then 

 evince an incredible degree of violence and impetuousness, mani- 

 festing their appetites by the most revolting acts and gestures. 

 At this f)eriod of their life, they are reaUy formidable ; for their 

 upper canine teeth become transformed into long sharp tusks, 

 which they use with such adroitness, as to produce with them 

 serious wounds. The dread they inspire in the countries they 

 inhabit is such, that the natives will often permit their gardens 

 to be ravaged bj^ them, in preference to running the danger of a 

 conflict. 



The Cynocephalous Monkeys almost exclusively inhabit Africa, 

 a single species only being found in Asia. They live either in 

 forests, or low mountainous rocky localities, and subsist on fruits 

 and insects. In captivitj^ they are almost omnivorous. 



The Cynocephali are sometimes found in innumerable bands in 

 Senegal. M. Mage, in his Voyage dans la. Senigamhie, published 

 in 1868, reports the following : — 



" "\Ve had remarked that the mountains on the left shore sloping 

 domi towards the river (the Senegal) were terraced at intervals. 

 On reaching here we found every landing-place literally covered 

 with Monkeys, in parts crowded one against another ; and as we 



