HABITS OF MOXKEYS. 
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young ORAXGS. ( From a Sketch at the Zoological Gardens.) 
touching each other with their much -protruding lips, and the one put his hand on the shouldei of the 
other. They then mutually folded each other in their arms. Afterwards they stood up, each with one- 
arm on the shoulder of the other, lifted up their heads, opened their mouths, and yelled with delight.” 
Mr. Bartlett, of the Zoological Gardens, states that the faculty of attention which is necessary for 
imitation, obedience, and teaching, is a very variable one amongst the same species of Monkeys, and 
told Mr. Darwin the following anecdote “ A man who trains Monkeys to act used to purchase 
common kinds from the Zoological Society at the cost of five pounds for each, but he offered to give- 
double that price if lie might keep three or four of them for a few days, in order to select one. When 
asked how he could possibly so soon learn whether a particular Monkey would turn out a good actor,, 
he answered that it all depended on their power of attention. It, when he was talking and explaining 
anything to a Monkey, its attention was easily distracted, as by a By on the wall, or other trifling object,, 
the case was hopeless. If he tried punishment to make an inattentive Monkey act, it turned sulky*. 
On the other hand, a Monkey which carefully attended to him could always be trained. 
Very little is known about the family habits of the Monkey, and whether they have one, two, oi 
Monkeys also tremble from fear, and sometimes they void their excretions. I have seen one which,, 
when caught, almost fainted from an excess of terror.” 
Bengger, who studied the American Monkeys carefully, says that they evidently understand each 
others’ gestures, and this is evident enough to all who spend a little time in a large collection of them. 
They have their likes and dislikes, and submit to be teased and bullied by some favourite, although of 
a different species ; the contrary, however, is the usual occurrence, and they resent familiarities very 
readily. Perhaps the most amusing instance of this fondness is given by Mr. Darwin, who had it from 
the Superintendent of the Gardens. Two Chimpanzees, which were rather older animals than those- 
usually brought to England, were introduced to each other for the first time : — “ They sat opposite* 
