CHAPTER XII. 



Attelles or Spider-Monkeys — The Common Macaque. — Java 

 Monkeys and what They Say.— A Happy Family. 



I have caught one sound from the spider-mon- 

 key by which I have been able to attract the at- 

 tention of others of the same species, though I am 

 as yet uncertain about its meaning, I do not 

 believe that it has any reference to food, but I 

 think perhaps it is a term of friendship or a 

 sound of endearment. One reason for this belief 

 is that I have heard it used on several occasions 

 when a monkey of this kind would see its image 

 in a mirror. I have used the sound in Washing- 

 ton, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, and induced the 

 monkey addressed to respond to it and come to 

 me. I almost concluded at one time that this 

 species was nearly dumb, until I saw one enraged 

 by a green monkey that occupied an adjoining 

 cage. On this occasion she raised her voice to 

 an extremely high pitch, and uttered a sound 

 having great volume and significance. This she 



repeated several times, and it was the first time 



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