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 defect however by changing the cocoanut for one with a smaller hole.

Another way that monkeys are trapped is by covering a portion of the ground with a drop net which is suspended about a yard up in the air. Then some very bright object is placed as a bait, such as a tiny mirror with spangles and bright shells attached. The mirror is generally fastened to a small twig, and a string attached. The hunter pulls the string causing the twig to vibrate, and the sunlight soon makes the mirror flash. Immediately the monkeys are attracted, and down they come to examine the wonderful thing. When they have crept close enough the trapper pulls a cord and the drop net falls. Then wild screams and struggles tell that there are furry prisoners caught in its deadly meshes.

We have heard of a case where monkeys were attracted to a certain spot by some brilliant bait. Then the trapper, who was hidden in the bushes close at hand, imitated a snake's hiss so perfectly that the monkeys became paralized with fear. There is nothing that monkeys fear as much as snakes.