Isn't this the very queerest creature you ever saw? He looks as though
he had a candle in each eye; and just look at his feet! His eyes are
round, like the eyes of owls. Like the owl, this monkey can see well
only in the night.
These monkeys are called night monkeys. Most other monkeys have long
forelegs, but this monkey's forelegs are short.
He is very small; his body is six inches long, his tail is over nine
inches.
These little creatures sleep in the daytime, and go out in search of
food, and to play in the night. They eat insects, lizards and crabs.
[Illustration: THE NIGHT MONKEY.]
They are greedy creatures. They leap at one bound on their prey. They
live in warm countries. They make very nice pets.
[Illustration: {BABY WAKING UP.}]