out of a glass. It was extremely mild, affectionate, and good-natured; much attached to its keeper, and obedient to his commands. Its aspect was grave, and its disposition melancholy. It was young, and only two feet four inches high. Its body was covered with hair of a black colour, which was much thicker and closer on the back than on the fore part of the body; the hands and soles of the feet were naked, and of a dusky colour.

THE PIGMY APE.

(Simia Sylvanus, Lin.-Le Pitheque, Buff.)

A variety, found in Guinea, Ethiopia, and other parts of Africa, much smaller than the last, being not more than a foot and a half in length. It is very tractable, good-natured, and easily tamed; is supposed to have been the Pithecos of the ancients. It lives in woods, and feeds on fruits and insects. Troops of them assemble together, and defend themselves from the attacks of wild beasts in the desert, by throwing a cloud of sand behind them, which blinds their pursuers, and facilitates their escape.

Is distinguished by the extraordinary length of its arms, which reach to the ground when its body is upright, and give it a disgusting appearance. Its face is flat, and of a tawny colour, surrounded with a circle of grey hairs, which adds to the singularity of its aspect; its eyes are large and deep sunk; ears round and naked; body covered on all parts with black rough hair, except its buttocks, which are quite naked.

It is a mild, gentle, and tractable animal; feeds on fruits, leaves, and the bark of trees; is a native of the East Indies, Sumatra, and the Molucca isles; and measures from three to four feet in height.

(Simia Inuus, Lin.-Le Magot, Buff.)

Is wilder and more untractable than the others. His head is large, and his nose prominent: he likewise differs from the last, in having cheek pouches, which he frequently fills with food before he begins to eat: the canine teeth are large and strong; ears round, and somewhat like those of a man; the body is covered with hair of a brown colour, inclining to green; lighter on the belly. When standing erect upon his hind legs he is generally two feet and a half or three feet high. He walks oftener on four than on two feet; and when resting, supports his body on two prominent callosities, situated on his buttocks.

This is a very common species, and is found in most parts of Africa, from Barbary to the Cape of Good Hope.

DIFFERS from animals of the Ape kind, not only in external appearance, but also in temper and disposition. Fierce, untractable, and libidinous, its disposition seems to partake of the hideous and disgusting deformities of its outward figure. Its body is thick, compact, and nervous, and its strength prodigious. Neither art nor caresses can render it in any degree docile or obedient. It seems to be continually fretting with rage, and seeking every opportunity of shewing its savage and vicious propensities. In a state of captivity, it must be kept closely confined; and even in that state, we have seen one shake the bars of his cage so powerfully with his hands, as to excite the utmost terror in the spectators. This animal, of which we have given a very faithful

representation from the life, was about four feet high when standing on its hind legs: its head was large, shoulders of an amazing strength and thickness, its muzzle long and thick, eyes small and deep sunk, its canine teeth very large and formidable, and it had pouches in its cheeks: the hair on its head was long, and formed a very elegant tupee from its forehead and each side of its face, which, when angry, it erected; the hair on the body was uniformly of a light reddish brown; the tail short, and darker at the end; buttocks red and naked.

The Baboon inhabits the hottest parts of Africa feeds on fruits, roots, and other vegetables. Numerous troops sometimes make their appearance, plundering gardens and cultivated grounds. They are extremely dexterous in throwing the fruit from one to another, and by this means will do incredible damage in a very

short time.

The female brings forth only one young at a time, which she carries in her arms, and suckles at her breast. Notwithstanding its libidinous disposition, it will not breed in temperate climates.