A handbook which will prime you on the selection and care of a primate as a household pet, preferably if there are no small children around. How to obtain them; feed them (and there is a section on special foods, formulae and cultures); cages and exercise; health and breeding; housebreaking and handling- all make up the first part. In the second part, there is a description of the various species, prices, attributes, habits.... A guide, for the present or potential owner- and there seem to be more of these than you might think.