. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. 356 BACKBONED ANIMALS. Sub-order I. Prosimiae. Lemurs (Lemuroidea).— The lemurs are the lowest of the primates, a group of beau- tiful animals ranging in size from a cat to a good-sized monkey (Fig. 376). The entire body is covered with hair, and even the face in some. The head is small and fox- like, the skull small, narrow in front, and flattened ; the ears are conspicuous and often tufted. They are gregari- ous, and diurnal in their habits, rarely leaving the tree- tops, among which they leap with the greatest agility. They are found in Madagascar, southern a
. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. 356 BACKBONED ANIMALS. Sub-order I. Prosimiae. Lemurs (Lemuroidea).— The lemurs are the lowest of the primates, a group of beau- tiful animals ranging in size from a cat to a good-sized monkey (Fig. 376). The entire body is covered with hair, and even the face in some. The head is small and fox- like, the skull small, narrow in front, and flattened ; the ears are conspicuous and often tufted. They are gregari- ous, and diurnal in their habits, rarely leaving the tree- tops, among which they leap with the greatest agility. They are found in Madagascar, southern and eastern Asia and Africa. Fossil remains of lemurs have been found in North Fig. 376.—1, the aye-aye ; 2, lemur in the forests of Madagascar. Aye-aye (Chiromyidci). — These interesting animals (Fig. 376) are found in Madagascar, and are remarkable for their enormous compressed, curved, incisor teeth, that have. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915; Holder, Joseph Bassett, 1824-1888, joint author. New York : D. Appleton and company
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