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especially during heavy rains, and on one occasion an infectious 

 stomatitis, killed two Wawas and a Siamang, all in the same 

 cage, very quickly. 



Semnopithecus. 



The long tailed monkeys known as Lotongs are not at all 

 easily kept in confinement. Even the Malays consider them 

 very difficult to keep. The following species have been kept 

 for a longer or shorter period. 



Semnopithecm oris tatus . 



A specimen of this handsome monkey only lived a short 

 time dying rather suddenly, apparently from heat. 



S. rubicundios. 



A very old specimen was obtained and kept for a short 

 time. Its bright red fur and light blue face gave it a most 

 comic appearance, which was increased by its looks of indig- 

 nation when it was laughed at. 



S. maurus. 



A black species was kept also for a time. 



S. sp. 



A quite white monkey said to have come from Sumatra, 

 lived for a short time, but it was very old and died of old age 

 not very long after it was obtained. 



Macacus cynemolgus. 



The K'ra, has always been kept on view. It is a very easy 

 monkey to keep and breeds readily in confinement. There are 

 a number also wild in the Gardens. 



M. fasciatus. 



The Japanese monkey ; one of these was deposited for a 

 time in the Gardens. 



M. nemestrinus . 



The Berok was always kept, a monkey very easy to keep 

 but which never breeds in confinement so far as I know. 



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