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Hybrids between M. cynomolgus and nemestrinus however are 

 readily bred. 



M. umbrinus. 



The Nicobar monkey resembles the K'ra, but is darker in 

 colour and much larger. One presented by Dr. Abbott became 

 pregnant by a K'ra, but both mother and child died shortly 

 after the birth, apparently from weakness. 



The first hybrid monkey that was produced was the off- 

 spring of a male K'ra with a female Berok, in 1895. He is 

 still alive in the Zoological Gardens, London and a very hand- 

 some powerful monkey, but became rather savage, attacking 

 the other ones in the cage and had to be separated. He quite 

 combines the appearances of both the parents, his long face, 

 and habit of walking on all fours reminds the_ observer of the 

 Berok, his fur is colored like that of the K'ra, the tail is much 

 longer than that of the Berok, but much shorter than that of 

 the K'ra, and he carries it elegantly arched, like a Hon, his keeper 

 would say. He was sent to the English Zoological Gardens 

 in 1905, where he is at present. 



The other hybrid was between a male Berok and a female 

 of the short haired Cynopithecus niger. In the same cage was a 

 very savage male Cynopithecus niger of the long haired form. 

 He would not breed with the other Cynopithecus and did not 

 seem to take any notice of her. The female became pregnant 

 but died at parturition being unable to deliver herself of the 

 young one, and owing to the ferocity of the male no one could 

 go into the cage to assist her. The young one was fully deve- 

 loped and had some characters of both parents. It was pre- 

 served in spirits at the museum. 



General Notes on Monkeys. 



So little seems to be known as to the habits of the com- 

 monest monkeys that the following notes may be of interest. 

 Macacus cynomolgus. 



The K'ra is the commonest and most conspicuous species 

 here. It inhabits edges of jungle and small woods but seldom 

 goes into high jungle. The animals live in small families 



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