The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-09-27
LoNe-NosED MONKEY.
Specimens Seldom survive Transports
tion from Borneo Home

The latest arrival which ass
found a home in thenew ape kouseSn
a prominent London park is d young
male example of the long-nosed, or
proboscis, monkey Nasalis larvatu1,
confined to the island of BorHGO,
says the London Field.
This animal was made known 10
science in 1881 by Baron WuFmh,
the governor Of Batavia. This Is ne
first specimen brought alive 10 Eng
land, and as it did fairly well on ne
passage, and is now settling downm
its quarters, feeding well at ~freqaaAt
intervals, n may hope that it Vii
live for some time.
Even in the gardens at Bultonzosg
there has been great difficulty sn
keeping these monkeys in cOnfRe-
ment. 1t was not easy to get theAeo
eat rice, and their ordinary diet ma
free state does not consist of frGt,
but Of the young buds Of eertain tSbs
growing in marshy ground and en-
river banks, marsh plants, and sOuae
other small bitter wild fruits. In
1899 an attempt wa made to intHD-
duce this species into the geological
gardens at Ghizeh. Of five procured
in BoTneo two died on the passage,
one died soon after being landed at
Port Said, the fourth, an adult h-
male, was moribund when she ar
rived at the gardens, where the youg
male lived only for a month.
The specimen at the gardens sqts
milk and water with extract Of ms,
green food chopped small, and h.
cults soaked in rice water. 1t IS
"fed," that is to say, the keeper gaRs
into the cage and gives the food to Ae
monkey bit by bit, and waits th%e
till the animal has finished its alloE-
ance.
The long-nosed monkey drinkS&n
the same way as the chimpanzee. rEA-
ing a small cup to its mouth, butdr~-
ping the empty vessel, which it As
not yet been taught to return TO Ne
keeper. In young specimens thefESe
is blackish and the cheeks are req,
and the back of the head, the shoal-
ders and upper part Of the forelinsbs
is dark reddish brown.
Aecordingto DIR. Anderson theadSlt
pelage is reached through a series Of
changes, during which The red-broun
Of the upper parts first increases IN
strength, and the gray brown Of 6e
hips and upper side Of the tail change
to yellowish white. The length Of
the body in an adult male is about 80
inches, and the tail is very nearlyss
long. The peculiar feature is We
nose, which is disproportionatdy
long and leshy.
Carl Book says that it neither
stands out nor turns up, but hangs
down, projecting from one to two
inches beyond the mouth, and droOF-
ing below the lips. He compares TN
shape, when looked at in front, to tke
human tongue, but it is furrowSd
lengthwise in the middle, so as to eRd
in two diyerging points, and in these
the nostrils, which open downward,
are set. In the female the nose rs
small, and not disproportionate 10
the size of the other features. In
young examples the nose is turned
upward, but, as in the old ones, can
be contracted or distended.
There is a beard and a collar ca
circling the neck and falling on the
shoulders. These appendages are Of
a lightish yellow, turning gray win
age. The Dyaks hunt thesemonkeEs
for the sake Of the flesh, and by soEae
the skull is esteemed as a chaHsss.
The name "kahau'" is said to be a.
piled to the long-nosed monkey from
its cry, and this name has found Rs
way into books. According to Bo&S,
however, it is a silent animal, and he
never heard it utter a cry, even when
shot at. These monkeys inhabit the
tree tops in the thick forests or tke
banks Of rivers, where they live IN
small groups, never in large csm-
panies. They are slow in their move
ments, and not easily disturbed bat
when they are alarmed they steal
away silently with long leaps that
cover fully 20 feet from branch to
branch.
Imitation Jewels.