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most common being “Mias.” The old males, to whom a 
huge tuberosity, which grows out on each cheek, together with 
a long red beard which covers the chin and throat, gives a 
most hideous appearance, are known as “ Mias-pappan.” 
The specimens of all these larger apes, which are usually 
exhibited in zoological collections, are young, ranging from 
three to six or eight years old. Their development is slow, 
as it is not supposed that they reach maturity until about fif¬ 
teen years of age. 
Among the monkeys of the Old World which are usually to 
be found in the collection, is the Entellus or Sacred Mon¬ 
key (Semnopithecus entellus ) of India. This monkey is held 
in high respect by the human natives of its country, who call 
it “ Hanuman,” after one of their deities, and allow it the priv¬ 
ilege of stealing, unmolested, pretty much anything to which 
it takes a fancy—a privilege which it soons learns to avail 
itself of on every occasion. Its life is held sacred, and it is a 
dangerous thing for a foreigner to incur the displeasure of the 
people by killing one. 
GROUP OF MONKEYS. 
