The Descent of Man

instance with the Aymaras and Quichuas of
South America.)
In regard to the general hairiness of the body,
the women in all races are less hairy than the
men; and in some few Quadrumana the under
side of the body of the female is less hairy than
that of the male. (11. This is the case with the
females of several species of Hylobates; see
Geoffroy St.- Hilaire and F. Cuvier, 'Hist. Nat.
des Mamm.' tom. i. See also, on H. lar, 'Penny
Cyclopedia,' vol. ii. pp. 149, 150.) Lastly, male
monkeys, like men, are bolder and fiercer than
the females. They lead the troop, and when
there is danger, come to the front. We thus see
how close is the parallelism between the sexual
differences of man and the Quadrumana. With
some few species, however, as with certain baboons,
the orang and the gorilla, there is a considerably
greater difference between the sexes,
as in the size of the canine teeth, in the development
and colour of the hair, and especially