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commands a high price in the market, and was still more valued in 
former times, when it was believed to be the horn of the Unicorn. The 
Narwhal is an inhabitant of the Arctic Seas, and rarely strays to more 
temperate regions. 
Cases 1-20.- The Primates or Four-handed Beasts, exclusively natives 
of the warmer parts of the globe, and particularly organized for a life 
among trees. They are often called Quadrumana, from their four 
extremities having, in most cases, a thumb opposed to the other 
toes, so that they are able to lay hold, as it were, with four hands. 
Cases l-JS'^. The Monkeys of the Old World are chiefly distin- 
guished by the very narrow division between their nostrils. The 
Chimpanzees of West Africa are black; while ;the Orangs of Borneo 
and Sumatra are red-haired. They are generally called Anthro- 
poid Apes, from having some resemblance to man, but this like- 
ness decreases with age. They live chiefly on fruits, and from 
their size and strength are formidable when attacked. The long fore- 
arms of the Gibbons are very useful to them among trees. The 
Semnopitheci, Cercopitheci, and Colobi of the Old World are Monkeys 
with long tails ; one of the most remarkable is the Proboscis Monkey 
of Borneo, with its singular long nose ; here also may be noticed the 
Entellus, or Sacred Monkey of the Hindoos, which is religiously 
preserved about their sacred enclosures ; the Douc, with its finely- 
contrasted colours ; and the Colobi, so called from their fore-hands 
wanting the thumb; of these the most handsome is the Abyssinian 
Guereza, with long white hairs flowing over its sides and with the 
white tail contrasting strongly with the deep black fur. The skin of 
this Monkey is used to ornament the shields of the Abyssinian Chiefs. 
The Barbary Ape has been introduced on the rock of Gibraltar, and 
is the only Monkey found in Europe. The Black Wandaroo, with its 
grey wig, is a conspicuous species found in Ceylon and Southern India. 
Case 11. The Gorilla of the Gaboon differs from its companions 
the Chimpanzees in being of much larger size and of a fuscous 
and partly grey colour ; the skeleton of an adult is exhibited to show 
the great strength of its bony structure. 
Cases 12-13^. The Baboons have elongated muzzles, somewhat 
like dogs, hence their names of Cynocephali or Dog-heads. They 
are natives of Africa ; the most conspicuous are the Chacma, Anubis, 
the Tartarin, frequently represented on the Egyptian monuments, 
and the Mandrill or Rib-nosed Baboon, from West Africa, one of the 
specimens being the identical " Happy Jerry," which used to amuse 
the visitors at Old Exeter Change. 
Cases 13^-18 contain the American Monkeys, distinguished by the 
broad space between their nostrils, and by their tails being generally 
prehensile, which assists them in climbing. Some of them have very 
long legs, and want the thumb of the fore-hand ; from their slimness 
they are called Spider Monkeys. The Howlers are so called from 
the loud cries which they utter at night. This howling sound is 
produced in a large, peculiar bony chamber, connected with the 
larynx, and giving a goitred appearance to their throat. Some of 
