BABOON. 



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BABOON. 



Native Names. 



Chinyanja Nyani. Chichewa Nkhwere. 



Chiyao Lijani. Chisenga Korwe. 



Chikunda Kawlo. Chiwisa Koma. 



Zulu (Ngoni) .... Chiro chentowa. Chiwemba Kolwe. 



Swahili Nyani. 



Spoor. 

 Ball of the contrapoised digit can be easily seen, showing whether it is right or 

 left foot. 



Food. 

 Fruit of Mlambe (baobab), Matonga, Mtondo. 

 Maize and pumpkins from native gardens. 

 Insects and centipedes. 



Habits. 



Live in troops generally in rocky and high hills, coming down at night and at 

 early mornings to feed, sometimes are seen at this time on an open dambo grubbing 

 up roots and insects. 



If there are any baboons in the neighbourhood, the fruit lying on the ground 

 fallen from the baobab will be seen to be bitten open at the side, and the inside 

 extracted. 



The voice of the male is much deeper and gruffer than that of the female. 



Achikunda call a male mvindo. 



Notes. 



