Near die suiuiiiil of Mount Klgoii, an extinct volcano of the East African liighlands. 

 fered from the cold and from mountain sickness when taken into too high altitudes 



J. T. suf- 



J. T. admires bouquets of African wild lluuii>, Ijut licr appreciation is largely limited by her sense 

 of taste. She liked to nibble many kinds of flowers, especially the wild gladiolus. Monkeys of 

 J. T.'s species are mainly vegetarian, searching out fruits, bulbs, and berries, but they also very 

 cleverly catch and eat caterpillars, beetles, white ants, and locusts. They readily distinguish between 

 poisonous and edible insects, and it is even very difficult to trap them with artificially poisoned food 

 as is sometimes attempted when they become agricultural pests. J. T. displayed great finesse in 

 cracking and eating the eggs she could steal from the natives' baskets, a skill which betokened nest- 

 robbing proclivities in days of freedom 



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