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THE NDOROBO 
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whiskers. There is much variety in the coloration 
1 and in the distribution of the long hair in the different 
I species. These monkeys are found in dense forests and 
live almost entirely on leaves which they tear from the 
branches in an impetuous manner ; they also eat 
eggs of birds and sometimes young birds. Though they 
are so conspicuously coloured when seen apart from 
their natural surroundings, it is surprising to realise 
that they are not easily seen when sitting on a 
branch in a tree-top on the edge of the forest, where 
the trunks and thick branches of the trees are thickly 
covered with the long beard moss. In reference to 
this, Schillings writes :—“ Their bushy white tails hang 
low, and as they jump, the hair of their bodies spreads 
out, giving them a unique appearance, like lichen 
suddenly come to life.” 
The Guereza hardly ever comes to the ground. It 
finds water to drink in the cavities of old trees, and its 
long legs are not suitable for progression on a flat 
surface. Nearly all attempts to bring this monkey 
alive to Europe have failed. One specimen brought 
to Germany by Schillings lived in the Zoological 
Gardens, Berlin, two years. 
