THE SAVAGE WORLD. 
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ill other times. Amid this pomp and splendor of nature, no place is left for 
man. He is reduced to insignificance by the majesty with which he is 
surrounded. The forces that oppose him are so formidable that he has never 
been able to make headway against them, never able to rally against their 
accumulated pressure. 
The Babakoto ( Lichanotis , or Indris brevicaudatus , or mitratus ,) is slim but 
tall, has the sharp muzzle and the head of a dog, is furred to the very tips of its 
toes, excepting its face, and its soft, somewhat wool-like coat is a curious mixture 
of black and white—a study, as the British artist would call it. Its black, 
erect ears rise out of a white ground which, beginning at the back of the 
head, extends over part of the neck, forms a boa or small collar round the 
front of the neck, and spreads out on 
the throat, reaching the under jaw. Its 
sides, outer surface of the hind legs and 
inner surface of the fore legs likewise 
are white or gray. Its habitat is Mada¬ 
gascar, but its history has not been 
fully studied. 
The Lemurs ( Lemures ) occupy the 
debatable ground between the primates 
and preceding species. The appearance 
of the head is fox-like, and its long 
muzzle would suggest any family but 
that of the monkey. 
The Diadem Lemur (. Propithecus 
diadema ) has a white, tiara-like band on 
its forehead. The rest of its body is 
soot-colored above and white beneath, 
except that the hindquarters and hind 
legs are brown; the tip of the tail is 
white and gold, like the furniture of 
Louis Quatorze. Its head is roundish, 
its body is about a foot and three- 
quarters in length, and is supplemented 
by a tail but little shorter. 
The Woolly Lemur, Madagas¬ 
car Indri, or Wahi ( Indris , or Licha- 
notis laniger ), is a foot in length and 
carries a tail nearly as long as its body. It is brown in color, with a white 
stripe on each thigh. Its black face is lighted up by disproportionately large, 
greenish-gray eyes. Its muzzle is long and pointed, hound-like in appear¬ 
ance, and projects from a small, round head, further ornamented with erect, 
black-haired ears, and a white pad on the head between. Its cry resembles 
the wail of a baby, and hence the animal is frequently called the old man of 
the woods. 
The Crowned Lemur (. Propithecus coronatus ) does not differ greatly from 
the diadem lemur, except in the arrangement of the hair upon the top of its 
head, which forms a crown, and in its habits it resembles the indri, from which, 
however, it is distinguished by the possession of a tail. 
CROWNED DEMUR. 
