III. 



MANNERS OF THE KINKAJOU. 



The coast being clear, as he ascertained by 

 cautiously peeping out, the kinkajou, with great 

 deliberation, prepared to come out for his even- 

 ing promenade. First he reached over to the 

 water-cup and refreshed himself with a drink, 

 lapping it like a dog ; then he quietly came to 

 the floor of the cage with all fours, holding 

 tightly to his nest by the long taiL Should any 

 one move toward him then, he would scramble 

 back into the nest, and curl down into the small- 

 est possible space. But no one did ; and cau- 

 tiously he moved about the cage, sniffing, or 

 smelling, so vigorously that he might be heard 

 across the room, and at last with perfect ease, 

 although without haste, let himself down to the 

 floor (about two feet), and started around the 

 edge of the room. 



At every chair he rose to an erect position, 

 smelled at the cover, walking around it, and often 

 taking two or three steps without holding on, 

 showing that he had no difficulty in walking 

 on two feet. Occasionally he pulled himself up 



