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Title: The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;
Identifier: cu31924024782827 (find matches)
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Pechuel-Loesche, Eduard, 1840-1913; Haacke, Wilhelm, 1855-1912; Schmidtlein, Richard
Subjects: Mammals
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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S8 THE APES AND MONKEYS. gardens are, therefore, mainly dependent on tKis species for representing the group. He resembles the Guenon in shape as well as behavior. He is easy to feed in captivity, capable of reproduction, and is often used in Monkey theatres, being easily in- structed and of a cheerful disposition; generally playing the part of waiter or servant of some kind. The Bhunder, The Bhunder or Rhesus Monkey, also an Indian' called the Markat (Macacus rhesus), is Macaque, gaid to be held sacred in his native country. Captain Johnson says : " A man on whose veracity I can rely, tells me that the reverence shown this Monkey is nearly as great as that which the Hoonuman (Semnopithecus entellus) inspires. The natives of Baka leave one-tenth of their harvests piled in heaps for the Monkeys, which come down impression on them, and if one does them real injury, he endangers his own life. ^ , „ , , ... I ndu Barker's The story of Lady Barkers great din- \east ner in Simla, shows how pecuharly civ- Demolished. iHzed pleasures may sometimes run their course in India. Lady Barker had everything prepared for the reception of a great number of guests She had herself decorated the table with flowers, and the choicest delicacies to be found in India and Europe were disposed about the table. When the time for dinner drew near, she retired to dress, while the servants, instead of watching the rooms, amused themselves more congenially. When she again descended, and went to cast a last glance at her work of art, she found the dining-room full of guests, but unfortunately not of the expected
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BHUNSEB, OR RHESUS KONKEY, This picture presents a. very contented tamily of Bhunder or Rhesus Monkeys, which are natives of British India, where, in many localities, they are held in greatest reverence. On account of the protection thus afforded they are out- rageous thieves and have not the slightest fear of Man. The mothers are at great pains to teach their young how to steal successfully and the pupils are.very apt indeed. The Bhunders, like the Sacred Monkeys, often crowd into villages, where nothing that is edible is safe from their pilfering fingers. When detected they escape punishment, because the poor natives dare not whip a creature that, in their belief, is favored of theirgods. (Macacus rhesus.) from the hills in a large body and gather their tribute." Every Hindoo willingly gives his share, and hereby shows a gentleness of spirit and goodness of heart which, though bordering on the ridiculous, does him so much honor, that we might well con- form ourselves to his standard. Neither can I see anything grotesque in their protection of the ani- mals from foreigners ; I have always thought it but just that men should protect animals. Of course the Hindoos go too far in this. It is hard for a foreigner to live with these Monkeys without waging war on them. It is scarcely possible to have a plantation or a garden ; for the protected rascals devastate it in the most relentless manner. If one puts out guards, ^hey are of no avail, for driven away from one side, the Monkeys make their appearance at the other ; Jjurning fires, scare-crows and such things make no kind. A band of Monkeys had effected an entrance through the windows and were hugely enjoying themselves at the table. One may imagine the feel- ings of the hostess, who could offer her guests noth- ing but the soiled remiiants of a splendid feast. It was probably the same troop of Monkeys that played another trick on Lady Barker. Her Lap-Dog, " Fury," waged a continuous war on the creatures and never missed an opportunity to drive them away. Out of revenge one of the unbidden guests took the poor thing along to its tree-top. There the pitifully- howling little Dog went from hand to hand, shaken and tormented by all the Monkeys, and, at last, was dropped into a precipice. So " Fury " met with an untimely death, and the Monkeys were avenged. The Bhunder reaches a length of about twenty inches, its tail measuring ten inches. He is of strong, sturdy build ; the color of the fur is greenish or

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