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FEARFUL M OK RET. 
the end, and so prehensile as to serve every pur- 
pose of a hand. Its colour, unless of its face, 
is uniformly black. 
It inhabits Peru,, Brasil, Guiana, and the 
neighbourhood of Carthagena. They are the 
most active of monkies, and quite enliven the 
forests of America. 
They are sometimes brought to Europe ; but 
they are very tender, and seldom live long in our 
climate. On account of the length and slender** 
ness of their legs and tail, they are sometimes 
called spider monkies. 
Unlike the preacher and royal monkey, they are 
of a mild and docile disposition. 
Fearful monkey, or sajou. 
This is a monkey with a round head and a short 
flesh coloured face, with a little down on it ; the 
hair on the forehead is more or less high in dif- 
ferent subjects ; the top of the head is covered 
with pretty long black, or dusky hair, as are 
likewise the hind part of the neck and the middle 
of the back ; the rest of the body and the limbs 
are of a pale brown ; the hair on the breast and 
belly very thin ; the hands and feet are covered 
with a bluish black skin ; the nails on its toes 
are flat ; its tail is longer than the head and body, 
and is often carried over the shoulders ; the hair 
upon it is of a deep brown colour, very long, and 
appears very bushy from beginning to end. 
It inhabits Guiana, is a lively species, hut 
capricious in its affections in a state of captivity, 
having a great fondness for some persona, and 
as great an aversion to others ; they are very agile, 
and their nimbleness and dexterity are extremely 
amusing. Of all the sapajous, their constitution 
seems to be the best adapted to our climate. If 
