1 6 THE MINDS AND MANNERS 



and strength that the baboons have been able to live on the 

 ground and survive and flourish in lands literally reeking with 

 lions, leopards, hyenas and wild dogs. The awful canine teeth 

 of an old male baboon are quite as dangerous as those of any 

 leopard, and even the leopard's onslaught is less to be feared 

 than the wild rage of an adult baboon. In the Transvaal and 

 Rhodesia, it is a common occurrence for an ambitious dog to 

 go after a troop of baboons and never return. 



Temperamentally the commoner groups of monkeys are 

 thus characterized: 



The rhesus monkeys of India are nervous, irritable and 

 dangerous. 



The green monkeys of Africa are sanguine, but savage and 

 treacherous. 



The langur monkeys of India are sanguine and peace-loving. 



The macaques of the Far East vary from the sanguine tem- 

 perament to the combative. 



The gibbons vary from sanguine to combative. 



The lemurs of Madagascar are sanguine, affectionate and 

 peaceful. 



Nearly all South American monkeys are sanguine, and 

 peace-loving, and many are affectionate. 



The species of the group of Carnivora are too numerous 

 and too diversified to be treated with any approach to com- 

 pleteness. However, to illustrate this subject the leading 

 species will be noticed. 



Temperaments of the Large Carnivores 



The lion is sanguine, courageous, confident, reposeful and 

 very reliable. 



The tiger is nervous, suspicious, treacherous and uncertain. 



The black and common leopards are nervous and combative, 

 irreconcilable and dangerous. 



The snow leopard is sanguine, optimistic and peace-loving. 



