THE KINKAJOU. 



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hand ; so, all attitudes being equally agreeable, 

 he simply rested there, one foot on the table 

 and the tail laid across it, holding on to the 

 further edge, and one foot and one hand on 

 the stove. In this strange, unnatural position 

 he remained, eating with the utmost delibera- 

 tion, and washing his hands before he passed on. 

 The stride of his hind limbs was remarkable. 

 Climbing from the top of a chair to the mantel, 

 ten or twelve inches away, and as much higher, 

 he put up two hands and then one foot beside 

 them before letting go of the chair. Then he 

 did not jump, but pulled himself up. 



His preparations for sleep were no less pecu- 

 liar. He often curled his tail from the tip into 

 a perfectly regular coil, which he used for a 

 cushion, sitting upon it, and letting his pretty 

 little finger-like toes hang over the edge ; but if 

 he wished to sleep, he placed his face on this 

 cushion, put his hands around and over, or 

 tucked them in behind his head, and drew the 

 long hind legs and feet up around the whole, 

 making a complete ball. Sometimes when on 

 the floor he curled the tail around outside. 

 This was his favorite attitude for sleeping 

 through the day. 



