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by the tails and dragging them about. He carried one 

 poor fellow to the top of a mast in this way and let him 

 fall. Brehm describes the behaviour of baboons toward 

 two Java apes. " These baboons, like all of their kind, 

 were most jovial fellows, and took the greatest delight in 

 teasing and tormenting the apes, which crouched close 

 together, clinging to one another. The baboons flew at 

 them, tore them apart, poked them in the ribs, pulled 

 their tails, and tried in every way to break up their de- 

 voted friendship. They climbed over them, tugged at 

 their hair, forced themselves between the inoffensive 

 pair, until the frightened creatures sought refuge in an- 

 other corner, only to be followed by their tormentors 

 and maltreated afresh." 



A female of the same kind that Brehm brought to 

 Germany loved to tease the snappish house dog. When 

 he took his midday meal out in the court and had 

 stretched himself as usual on the greensward, the 

 roguish monkey would appear, and, seeing with satis- 

 faction that he was fast asleep, seize him softly by the 

 tail and wake him by a sudden jerk of that member. 

 The enraged dog would fly at his tormentor, barking and 

 growling, while the monkey took a defensive position, 

 striking repeatedly on the ground with her large hand 

 and awaiting the enemy's attack. The dog could never 

 reach her, though to his unbounded rage, for, as he 

 made a rush for her, she sprang at one bound far over 

 his head, and the next moment had him again by the 



tail. 



" A raccoon that was kept on a farm with other tame 

 animals/' writes L. Beckmann, " was specially attached 

 to a badger which was in the same inclosure. On hot 

 days the latter was accustomed to take his nap in the 

 open air under the shade of an alder. Then the mis- 



