PAPIO CVNOCEPHALUS 291 



The Baboon's Habits in the Wild State and in Captivity 

 These apes are gregarious and usually go in large herds. Often as many 

 as a hundred individuals gather together in one herd. Because of then- large 



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FIG. 133. fafiu cyxocefhalus (baboon). 



number and aggressive dispositions, they become formidable antagonists 

 especially when irritated or disturbed. They have canines which, being long 

 and sharply pointed, are capable of inflicting dangerous and severe wounds. 

 They appear to possess a series of articulate sounds, various in kind, resem- 

 bling barks, grunts or even screams. Sometimes they make low and subdued 

 murmurs, imparting to them various inflections which are comprehended at 

 once by members of the herd. Often the slightest murmur of warning made by 

 one member of the herd will determine a course of action on the part of all 



