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The Speech of Monkeys
·
R. L. Garner
79
[Sidenote:
RHESUS
MONKEYS]
The
alarm-sound
as
given
by
the
Rhesus
is
very
energetic,
but
not
so
shrill
nor
sharp
as
that
of
the
Capuchin,
nor
have
I
discovered
more
than
one
such
sound.
As
they
are
not
of
a
high
order
of
intelligence,
nor
kindly
disposed
unless
kept
in
fear,
I
have
not
given
them
a
great
amount
of
study,
but
their
sounds
come
more
closely
to
the
range
of
the
human
voice
than
do
the
sounds
of
the
Cebus,
which
I
regard
as
the
Caucasian
of
monkeys.
The
Rhesus
is
not
very
intelligent,
but
when
reared
in
captivity
appears
to
be
capable
of
some
degree
of
domestication.
The
adult
reared
in
a
wild
state
shows
many
phases
of
vicious
and
uncongenial
temper.
When
well
cared
for,
they
are
rather
hardy
and
undergo
training
quite
well.
They
are
not
a
handsome
animal,
being
of
a
faded
tan
colour
on
the
back,
merged
into
a
yellowish
white
on
the
less
exposed
parts.
They
have
large
cheek-pouches
which,
when
not
filled
with
food,
allow
the
skin
on
the
neck
and
jaws
to
hang
in
folds,
which
give
them
an
appearance
of
extreme
emaciation,
and
when
full
of
food
they
are
so
distended
as
to
present
rather
an
unpleasant
aspect.
The
sounds
which
the
Rhesus
utters
in
anger
are
harsh
and
unmusical,
while
their
sound
for
food
is
soft
and
sympathetic,
and
I
have
made
a
machine
which
imitates
it
quite
well.
The
Rhesus
belong
to
the
genus
Macacus,
one
of
the
oldest
and
largest
of
all
Simian
genera.
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