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^ 0l ed-up snake into the monkey -house at the Zoo- 
gieal Gardens, and the excitement thus caused was 
2? e °f the most curious spectacles which I ever beheld. 
-fhree 
species of Oercopithecus were the most alarmed ; 
. y dashed about their cages and uttered sharp signal- 
Cries of danger, which were understood by the other 
lll0 nkeys. A few young monkeys and one old Anubis 
babi 
'°°u alone took no notice of the snake. I then 
| ace d the stuffed specimen on the ground in one of 
oe larger compartments. After a time all the monkeys 
‘-'Elected round it in a large circle, and staring in- 
ently, presented a most ludicrous appearance. They 
became extremely nervous ; so that when a wooden ball, 
1 1 1 which they were familiar as a plaything, was acci- 
Moved in the straw, under which it was partly 
i 1( . c en > they all instantly started away. These monkeys 
e lave d very differently when a dead fish, a mouse, and 
mmo other new objects were placed in their cages ; for 
° u gh at first frightened, they soon approached, handled 
Uf examined them. I then placed a live snake in a 
^ a Per bag, w ith the mouth loosely closed, in one of the 
1 ger compartments. One of the monkeys immediately 
. I’fuoached, cautiously opened the bag a little, peeped 
p’ tlnc ^ instantly dashed away. Then I witnessed what 
jj 1 ' 1 ' 111 has described, for monkey after monkey, with 
raised high and turned on one side, could not 
at hddng momentary peeps into the upright bag, 
\v ^ r ° a< iful object lying quiet at the bottom. It 
z ° l ' d almost appear as if monkeys had some notion of 
neiogical affinities, for those kept by Brehm exhibited 
range, though mistaken, instinctive dread of inno- 
toT ^ zarc ^ s an d frogs. An orang, also, has been known 
e Much alarmed at the first sight of a turtle. 3 
*-'• L. Martin, ‘ Nat. Hist, of Mammalia,’ 1S41, p. 405. 
