. Die populäre Naturgeschichte. Zoologie. Die COAITA. ist so unerschöpflich ist, dass die Tiefe unserer Forschungen nur auf Objekte der unendlichen Vielfalt von Form anzeigen, dass der Geist in Staunen und Bewunderung verloren geht. Wir nehmen jetzt einige der Quadrumana der Neuen Welt. Die COAITA oder Quata, wie das Wort wird häufig geschrieben, ist einer der bekanntesten dieser Gruppe von Tieren, die durch den Namen des Klammeraffen aufgrund ihrer langen ausgedehnten Gliedmaßen genannt sind, und ihre eigentümliche Aktion beim Gehen. Der Name "ateles", wird auf die gesamte Gattung, zu der dieses Tier.

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. The popular natural history . Zoology. THE COAITA. is so inexhaustible, that the depth of our researches only brings to view objects of such infinite variety of shape that the mind is lost in wonder and admiration. We will now take some of the Quadrumana of the New World. The COAITA, or Quata, as the word is frequently written, is one of the best known of this group of animals, which are called by the name of Spider Monkeys on account of their long sprawling limbs, and their peculiar action while walking. The name "Ateles, " which is given to the entire genus to which this animal belongs, signifies " imperfect, " and has been applied to the creatures because the fore-paws are devoid of useful thumbs. Sometimes that member is almost entirely absent, and in other instances it only just shows itself. The Spider Monkeys are also remarkable for the long and prehensile tail. With such singularly delicate sense of touch is it furnished, that it almost seems to be possessed of the power of sight, and moves about' among the branches with as much decision as if there were an eye in its tip. Should the monkey discover some prize, such as a nest of eggs, or any little dainty, which lies in a crevice too small for the hand to enter, it is in nowise discon- certed, but inserts the end of its tail into the cranny, and hooks out the desired object. There is a beautiful formation of the tail of this creature, by means of which the grasp of that member re- tains its hold even after the death of the owner. If a Spider Monkey be mor- tally Wounded and not killed outright, it curls its tail round a branch, and thus suspended yields up its life. The tail does not lose its grasp when the life has departed ; and the dead irionkey hangs with its head down- wards until decomposition sets in and the rigid muscles are relaxed. The Coaita is by no means a large animal, measuring very little â more than a foot from the nose to the root of the tail, while the tail itself is t

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1880
• booksubjectzoology
• bookyear1884