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that first evening that she would not be shut in a cage. She pointed 

 the argument by biting, at first gently then more severely, and she 

 escaped three times within the hour. Thereafter we allowed her to 

 have her own way and be kept on a chain. At night she slept in an 

 empty room and cuddled a good-natured monkey who also disliked 

 cage life. She escaped many times but caused no anxiety, for when 

 menaced by strangers, or when anyone threw things at her, she would 

 at once rush to the arms of any member of the staff. 



When a number of guinea fowl escaped one day with consequent 

 running and shouting, she cHmbed up a slender telegraph pole and, 

 sitting on the top, surveyed the scene with the greatest interest. 

 Another day we were just starting off in the car when she rose from 

 the veranda and ran toward us, holding out her arms appealingly 

 as she stood ahnost erect on her hind legs. It was too human and 

 there was nothing to be done but take her in on the front seat. She 

 appeared to enjoy the change and passing objects with almost as 

 much interest as is shown by a dog under similar conditions. 



She indulged in the usual simian pastime of fur or skin cleansing in 

 one's hair and it was no unusual sight to see little Indian girls lying 

 on the veranda while she cleaned their tresses with great solemnity; 

 at other times it would be the policeman on duty who would have 

 his fez removed by her and his wool subjected to the same close 

 scrutiny. 



PAPIO NEUMANNI Matschie 

 OLIVE BABOON 



Native names. — Mhuma (Chigogo); Nyani (Kiswahili). 



Formerly very common at Dodoma, these animals are decidedly 

 scarcer on the kopjes in the immediate vicinity of the town, so much 

 so that I never saw or heard one during the three months I was at 

 Dodoma, though I came on fresh spoor 6 miles east and had the sleep- 

 ing place of a small troop pointed out to me. The food given to those 

 which were brought in from Kondoa Irangi was similar to that 

 supplied to the yellow baboons. The young olive baboons seemed 

 more quarrelsome and peevish than the former. 



GALAGO GARNETTH (OgUby) 

 ZANZIBAR LEMUR 



Native name. — Komba (Kiswahili). Does not occur in Ugogo. 



Undoubtedly the most delightful creature m the collection was a 

 young lemur which I purchased in the streets of Zanzibar on the 

 outward voyage. It grew rapidly and on the eve of embarkation 

 had a beautiful thick coat which it kept immaculately clean; its tail 

 was not so heavily furred. It was very fond of milk and drank half 

 a glass daily; its staple food was papaw, but it was not as fond of 

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