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are found in the East. Of these the Entellus is one of the
best known species. It is very susceptible to cold, and
cannot live long in Europe.

The Long-nosed The Long-nosed Monkey (Semnopithecus

Monkey. Larvatus) belongs to this family and is
distinguished, as its name implies, by the length of its
proboscis. This animal is described by Wallace as about
the size of a child of three years of age, while possessing a
nose considerably longer than that of any human adult.
From the head to the tip of the tail the proboscis monkey
Measures about four feet and a half. It is sometimes called
the Kahau from its cry which resembles the sound of that
word. It is said to hold its nose when leaping to protect
it from being injured by the branches of trees. The second
genus of this family, of which there are numerous species,
belongs to Africa.

Cheek-pouched The Cheek-pouched Monkeys form the

Monkeys. third family of the quadrumana. They include
seven genera, and sixty or seventy species, of which five
genera belong to Africa and two to Asia and to the Malay
Islands. Among the better known of these species is the
Talapoin of West Africa; the Diana monkey and the Mona
(Africa); the little White-nosed monkey (Guinea); the Grivet
(Nubia and Abyssinia); the Green monkey (Cape de Verds) :
the Patas (Senegal); the Malbrouck monkey ; and the Vervet
monkey (South Africa). The Green monkey and the Vervet
monkey are those most commonly seen in England. One of
the best known members of this family is the Baboon.

The Baboon. The baboon is found in many parts of Africa,
and one of its species in Arabia. It is of the genus
" cynocephalus, and some of its species attain to considerable
size; the head and face of one species resembling those
of a dog, it is sometimes called the dog-faced baboon.
The baboon herds in large numbers, and is said to make
apparently organized attacks upon villages during the