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| Diana monkeys have white beards. |
Who has visited any zoological collection and failed to see the beautiful white-bearded Diana Monkey? This spotless, fussy little creature is the most beautiful of all the monkey tribes. Although the Diana monkey is a tropical animal, it lives well in captivity, and, from the cleanliness of its habits, makes a good pet. A proof of its fussy habits is shown in the following:
A Diana monkey was once given a peach through the bars of its cage, and on account of the angry mutterings of the monkeys around it, the little creature feared it would be stolen from it. After the peach was eaten, the stone had been cracked and the kernel extracted and finished, the white beard under its chin was stained with peach-juice. The monkey was much disturbed, and went to work and cleaned it until every speck of dirt and stain had gone, and its fur stood out as fluffy as before.
A Diana monkey was once given a peach through the bars of its cage, and on account of the angry mutterings of the monkeys around it, the little creature feared it would be stolen from it. After the peach was eaten, the stone had been cracked and the kernel extracted and finished, the white beard under its chin was stained with peach-juice. The monkey was much disturbed, and went to work and cleaned it until every speck of dirt and stain had gone, and its fur stood out as fluffy as before.
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