TEE TO TJ CHI ESS MONKEYS. 
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them, but it presses its food into what look like some folds in the cheek. These unfold, and form a 
bag or pouch on either side of the face, and the animal can eat, scream, and scold with the pouches 
full, and without their contents coming by chance into the mouth. The gift of a cheek-pouch is 
•of great importance to a Monkey ; it is a stowaway for his food, which may have to be carried some 
distance before it can be eaten. And it must be remembered, that not only have the Monkeys very 
indefinite notions of meum et tuum , but that they are surrounded by dangers from many other 
FACE OF THE liLACK-CltESTEl) MONKEY. 
animals ; they are communists, and their motto is la propriety e’est le vol ; and, on the other hand, the 
great beasts of the earth, whose stealing is less thought of, because it is done with great violence, 
openly, and on a large scale, put down the Monkeys whenever they have the chance. b>ut Natui e, ever 
a considerate mother, whilst she is exceedingly economical, and does not allow any structures to be 
unused or wasted without gradually abolishing them, often gives animals which are defective in some 
things very important compensation. 
The pouchless Monkeys are evidently at a disadvantage; but by this system of compensation they 
have very peculiar stomachs, in which they can stow away quite as much food before more is absolutely 
Wanted as their pouched friends can. The nature of this stomach wil L be noticed further on j and it is 
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