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The head, for example, in addition to its “tip-tilted” nose, 
is noticeable for its extreme massiveness, which gives an 
almost leonine appearance. And this general massiveness 
is equally observable in the limbs, which are relatively shorter 
than in the true langurs; the feet being especially heavy 
and broad, with their toes almost concealed by long hair. 
And here the attention of the reader may be directed to 
the circumstance that animals inhabiting cold countries 
(and Sze-chuan, where the British Museum specimens 
were obtained, can be very cold) are almost always much 
more heavily and substantially built than their relatives 
from warmer climes. An excellent instance of this phe- 
nomenon is afforded by the case of tigers in the same 
collection; the Bengal tiger being a long lanky beast, 
while its cousin from Mongolia is a heavily built creature, 
with extraordinarily massive limbs. Of course the longer 
hair of the Central Asiatic animal tends to exaggerate its 
general massiveness, which, however, would be perfectly 
apparent even without this extraneous aid. Possibly a 
stout and heavy build, especially as regards the limbs, 
may aid in protecting the circulatory system from the 
effects of extreme cold. 
As regards the habits of the orange snub-nosed monkey, 
our information is of the most meagre description. These 
animals are stated, however, to congregate in troops of 
considerable size, and to ascend the tallest trees (the part 
of Tibet they inhabit being more or less wooded) in search 
of fruits, which they much prefer to leaves. When pressed 
by hunger, leaves and the tender shoots of bamboo are 
said to form their staple nutriment. Bearing in mind 
this alleged partiality for fruits, it would be interesting to 
determine whether the stomach of these monkeys is as 
complex as that of the true langurs. 
