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boulder about a hundred yards away in the. grey evening 

 light. 



Hut it was only a very old baboon, which was survey- 

 ing us, and which had all the appearance oi a man, both 

 to the beaters and myself. It was covering the retreat ot 

 the herd. I'nlike mecrkats, ot which there are three 

 kinds in the Masai lands, and, unlike other kinds ot monkevs. 



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baboons are notable tor their sociability. In captu u\ 

 tliey become most attached to then" masters, or to ot ler 

 people they ciMlie ill contact With : bill tin \ ( l\ llle .it 

 once where there is no sympathy, and hate accordingly. 

 A specimen I possessed was extremeK tond o| me, but 

 refused all the advances ot an expert . 



