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Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 54 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SAKI , the native name of a See also:

group of tropical See also:American monkeys nearly allied to those known as uakaris (see See also:UAKARI), with which they agree in the forward inclination of the See also:lower incisor See also:teeth, the See also:depth of the hinder See also:part of the lower See also:jaw, and the non-prehensile tail. The sakis, -which See also:form the genus Pithecia, are specially characterized by their See also:long and generally bushy tails, distinct whiskers and See also:beard, and the usually elongated See also:hair on the See also:crown of the See also:head, which may either radiate from a point in the centre, or be divided by a median parting. They are very delicate animals, difficult to keep in confinement, and in that See also:state exhibiting a See also:gentle disposition, and being normally silent (see See also:PRIMATES). SAKURA-JIMA, a See also:Japanese See also:island, See also:oval in shape and measuring 7 m.by 5 m., lying in the See also:northern part of the See also:Bay of Kagoshima (31° 4o' N., 13o° 35' E.). It has a See also:volcano 3743 ft. high (of which an eruption was recorded in 1779), and is celebrated for its hot springs, its oranges and its See also:giant radishes (daikon), which some-times weigh as much as 70 lb.

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