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large and assorted family. Garbo, the tame Bush Pig, was found 
frequently wandering around the deck, for she soon learned to 
lift the drop-door with her snout. However, if one swore at her 
in a really convincing manner she had the good sense to let herself 
in again. 
Jimmy, the baby rhino, was happy in a pig-like fashion as long 
as he had plenty to eat; Peter, the Gelada Baboon, threatened to 
murder anyone who came near him, but was fortunately docile 
with me; the leopard was so full of joze de vivre that he spent 
most of the day tossing up an old sack I had given him and turn- 
ing somersaults; Prince, the cheetah, was the essence of dignity 
and friendliness (he has since appeared in films); the chimps, if 
nothing else, kept the crew in a good mood; the three Bs were 
extremely friendly towards the white members of the crew but 
got really angry if an Indian came near them; but the most 
fascinating of the whole crowd were, to my mind, the giraffes. 
They have an irresistible appeal to me, probably on account of 
their calm camel-like expressions and lovely eyes; in spite of their 
powerfulness and great height, they are remarkably docile. They 
are certainly the strong silent men of the animal kingdom, 
for one kick from a bull would send any lion into the next 
world. 
Often while working on board we were stripped to the waist, 
and then Midget loved to lick our backs; whenever a member of 
the crew was working near his crate oblivious of the fact that a 
head was towering above him, Midget would startle him by lower- 
ing his head from the heavens and licking the back of his neck. 
One might almost suspect a sense of humor here and certainly 
Midget had ideas never thought of by his companions, but I im- 
agine the real reason for this licking habit was that he had found 
the skins of humans in the tropics to be moist and to have a de- 
licious salty flavor. 
Extra supplies of fruit and meat were taken on at Alexandria 
and after what seemed an age we reached Gibraltar. On the last 
lap the Urlana developed engine trouble in the Bay of Biscay and 
we were lucky to be able to make Falmouth harbor under our 
own steam. This meant a further delay while spare parts were 
