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from her breast, and set it on a branch ; but this most likely was to shield the young one from danger 
rather than to relieve herself of its weight. 
“ The young Cai is often caught, and tamed. When older they cannot bear restraint ; they become 
mopish, refuse their food, never grow tame, and die in a few weeks. The young one, on the other 
hand, soon forgets its freedom, becomes attached to people, and partakes, as do many other Monkeys, 
of their food and drink. They walk on their hind legs for three or four steps, but they are trained to 
walk upright by tying the hands behind the back. At first they fall frequently, and must therefore be 
held by a cord from behind. When sleeping they curl themselves up, and cover the face with the 
arms and tail. They sleep in the night, and when it is very hot, in the middle of the day. At other 
times they are in constant motion. 
“Among the senses of the animal the sense of feeling is the most acute. It is short-sighted, and 
cannot see at all by night. It does not hear well, for it can be easily surprised. It holds everything 
that has smell to its nose, and it is often deluded by the smell into tasting what its taste tells it 
is not fit to eat. The sense of feeling makes up in some measure for the others. It shows itself 
chiefly in the front hands, less in the hinder, and not at all in the tail. Through practice and teaching 
this faculty can be greatly cultivated. 
“ Rengger’s Cai knew his master in the darkest night, as soon as he had felt his usual clothing. 
The cry of the Cai changes according to its emotions. One generally hears a whistling sound, which 
seems to proceed from weariness. If he demands anything lie groans ; wonder or embarrassment he 
shows by a half whistling tone ; when angry he cries in a dee}), rough tone — * Hu ! hu ! ’ When in 
fear he slrrieks ; when pleased he chuckles. By these cries the leader of a troop shares his feelings 
with the others. These they show also, not only by noises and motions, but also by a kind of laughing 
and crying. The former is the drawing back of the corners of the mouth ; but he utters no sound. 
When crying liis eyes fill with tears, which however, never flow down his cheeks. The Cai is very 
sensitive to cold and damp, and must be kept from them if he is wanted to keep well. This is easy, as 
he gladly rolls himself up in a blanket. They live about fifteen years. 
“ The intelligence of the Cai is worthy of notice. He learns in the first few days of Ins captivity to 
know his master and his keepers, and looks to them for food, warmth, protection, and help ; trusts them 
fully, is pleased when his keeper plays with him, lets himself be teased by him, and after not having seen 
him for some time shows the greatest pleasure on his reappearance. He also soon forgets his freedom, 
and becomes almost wholly a domestic animal. An old male which Eengger had got loose once from 
his cord, and ran away into the wood, but returned again in two or three days, sought out his keeper, 
and allowed himself to be tied up. Those who are not badly treated show great fidelity, especially to 
the blacks, whom they like always better than the whites. The Cai is not oidy fond of men, but also 
of animals, and it is no uncommon thing in Paraguay to bring him up with a young Dog, who serves 
as a horse for him. 
“ The animal is very sensible, and does not give in to the will of man. One can keep him from 
doing anything, but cannot force him to do it. On the contrary, he tries to make others bend to 
his will, and also men, sometimes by caresses, sometimes by threats. Weaker animals must follow his 
will. This does great harm to his learning. He will only learn those things which he can make use of, 
such as opening boxes, looking through his master’s pockets, &c. As he grows older he gains expe- 
rience, and knows how to use it. If one gives him an egg for the first time, he breaks it so clumsily 
that he loses half the contents, but the second time he only breaks the top, and lets no more be lost. 
He is not often taken in twice by anybody. He soon learns to know the expression of the face, and 
the tone of the voice. 
“ The Cai is also very prone to stealing eatables. If caught in the act he cries out witli fear before 
he is touched, but if he is not caught then he pretends to be perfectly innocent, and looks as if nothing 
had happened. Small articles he hides, when disturbed, in his mouth, and eats them at his leisure. 
His covetousness is great. What lie once gets is not so easily taken away, at the most, by his master, 
when he likes him very much. His covetousness is made use of to capture him. The niggers clean out 
a pumpkin through a small hole, and then slip pieces of sugar, &c., inside. They see this, and thrust 
their arm in, and while so engaged will rather be caught than relinquish their spoil. Besides these 
qualities, they show curiosity and destructiveness to a great extent. 
