242 NEIGHBORS WITH CLA WS AND HOOFS. 



solemn gravity. When two or three are kept together, 

 they are constantly hugging and fondling each other.; and, 



Proboscis- Monkeys. 



when a monkey of this kind has no companion of its own 

 species, it will pet a kitten and almost choke it with its 

 fond attention. 



3. The common baboon is an inhabitant of the hottest 

 part of Africa, and grows to three and even four feet 

 high. He is more ferocious than others of the monkey 

 tribe, and is not so often tamed. His general color is 



