264 Lloyd's natural history. 



them, however, lighter. Head, arms, and legs black ; face, 

 hands, feet, and ears dark blue ; a white ring encircling each 

 eye ; upper eyelids white ; whiskers grey. 



Female and Young Male. — Similar to the adult male in wanting 

 a conspicuous mane ; head rounder ; nose less protuberant ; 

 cranial portion of skull less conspicuously disproportionate to 

 the facial portion. 



Distribution. — This species inhabits South Africa ; and in the 

 Cape Colony it is found in large troops. 



Habits. — The Chacma, which is the largest of all the Baboons, 

 lives, like the others, in troops, consisting of nearly a hundred 

 individuals. They inhabit rocky places, and apparently prefer 

 country broken into steep cliffs and rocky crags, very often in 

 the neighbourhood of the sea. The Chacmas are very fert<cious 

 and dangerous, and in captivity, when fully adult, extremely 

 j .alous, but when young they are said to be playful and well- 

 dispositioned. They are, moreover, very intelligent. Their 

 sense of smell, especially for hidden water-springs in dry and 

 arid districts, is said to be remarkable. " An animal," says Le 

 Vaillant, in his " Travels in Africa," " that rendered me more 

 effectual services ; which, by its useful presence, suspended 

 and even dissipated certain bitter and disagreeable reflections 

 that occurred to my mind ; which, by its simple and striking 

 instinct, seemed to anticipate my efforts ; and which comforted 

 me in my languor — was an Ape, of that kind so common at 

 the Cape, under the name of Caiviars. As it was extremely 

 familiar, and attached itself to me in a particular manner, I 

 made it my taster. When we found any iruit or roots unknown 

 to my Hottentots, we never touched them until my dear Kees 

 [the Chacma] had first tasted them ; if it refused them, we 



