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Quadrupeds. 
THE LEMUE AND THE MOXGOOS, 
(Lemur macaco and Lemur albifrons,) 
May be considered as the connecting link between the 
Monkeys and the genuine quadruped. Their habits are 
nocturnal, whence they have been called Lemurs, or 
ghosts. They pass a considerable portion of the day in 
sleep, rolled up like a ball, with the large tail passed 
between the hind legs, and twisted round the neck. They 
live in troops, more or less numerous, like the apes and 
monkeys, on trees, and climb with great quickness, and 
leap with so much force as frequently to rise ten feet at 
a single bound. They feed on fruits, roots, &c, and 
carry their food to their mouth with their hands, like 
the apes ; their voice, when not alarmed, is a quick 
grunt. Their nocturnal and unobtrusive habits may 
probably account in some degree for the rarity of their 
appearance. They are all inhabitants of Madagascar, 
but allied species are also found in Bengal, and other 
parts of Hindostan, in Ceylon, and Java. The above 
specimens are from the Zoological Gardens, and are the 
White-fronted and the Black and White Lemurs. 
