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MONKEYS. 
^lale and female alternately fondle the little 
cub in their arms, and endeavour to instruct 
It in their own frolicsome pranks : and if the 
young one appears disinclined to profit by 
their example, or refuses to imitate their ac- 
tions, the parents overcome its obstinacy by 
''^oll applied chastisement. 
The general food of this tribe consists ol 
fruit, buds of trees, or succulent roots and 
plants : but they will also eat fish if they 
get it. In their method of treating the 
oyster they display remarkable ingenuity. 
The moment the oyster opens its shells, the 
crafty creature slips a stone between them to 
prevent their closing again, and then, with its 
frand, it takes out the fish. 
The figure and tricks of these animals are 
so Well known from the numerous specimens 
ut^ them to be seen in all our streets, that a 
detailed description of them would be super- 
fluous. Two individuals of the common spe- 
