SPORT IN MOZAMBIQUE 



During my excursions I shot several dog-faced 

 baboons. These apes are very common, being met 

 with in large troops both on the flat and among the 

 mountains. They are the despair of the Kafirs, 

 devastating the fields of sorghum, stealing the toma- 

 toes, digging up the sweet potatoes, and taking the 

 fruit. It has in return the greatest respect for the 

 native traps, which it is always able to discover. 

 While marauding, it is guarded by vigilant sentinels, 

 and I do not believe that anything but thirst can 

 make it forget its habitual prudence. It is at the 

 watering-places, to which they repair several times a 

 day, that I have had the most chances of shooting 

 these plunderers. The aspect of this animal when 

 walking is curious, and the old males look rather like 

 lions when seen from a distance. The representatives 

 of the stronger sex attain considerable dimensions, 

 as is shown by the following authentic measurements. 

 From the root of the tail to the tip of the muzzle : 

 43J inches ; from the palm of the hand to the withers : 

 28J inches ; girth of chest : 25f inches. 



Moreover, the thick coat of this ape makes it look 

 still larger ; the hair, which is long on the back and 

 chest, is mingled grey, red, and fawn. The tail is 

 long. The creature's cries are various, ranging from 

 a low grunt to a sharp call and sometimes a real bark. 

 Males, females, and young live together. The young, 

 if captured when only a few days old, are easily 

 brought up. 



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