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POPULAR OFFICIAL GUIDE. 



JAPANESE RED-FACED MONKEY. 



PIG-TAILED MACAQUE. 



the life of the animal in captivity. Notwithstanding the 

 fact that "Jess," of Bath, New York, in defiance of all laws 

 and precedents, lived thirteen years in a cold climate, the 

 great majority of spider monkeys die before they reach full 

 maturity, and nearly always of stomach troubles. For- 

 tunately, however, there are exceptions to this rule. 



The Squirrel Monkey, often called a "Marmoset," is a 

 pretty little olive-yellow monkey, almost as delicate as the 

 true Marmoset, and the Pinche. These diminutive crea- 

 tures are so delicate they require the greatest care and ten- 

 derness, and thrive better in moderately small cages than 

 in large ones. True marmosets are the smallest of American 

 primates, being next in size to the Tarsier, of Borneo, small- 

 est of all quadrumanes. 



The Lemurs and Lemuroids. — A lemur is a monkey-like 

 animal belonging to the lowest group of primates, but in 

 some respects is so little like a typical monkey that the rela- 

 tionship is not always apparent. There are about thirty 

 species, and all save a very few are found on the Island of 

 Madagascar. They are gentle-spirited, harmless and in- 

 offensive animals, and not being persecuted by their human 

 neighbors, as all American wild animals are, they are quite 

 numerous. 



Nearly all the Lemurs have long tails, long and fine 

 hair, large eyes and pointed muzzles. Many of them are 

 strikingly colored in various shades of black, white and 

 gray. All Lemurs are supposed to be of nocturnal habit, and 

 in fact they really are ; but the specimens in the large jungle 

 cage of the Primate House are quite as lively and interest- 



