300 ANIMALS OF THE 



passion which renders the mildest animals at in- 

 tervals furious. Its lasciviousness was constant, 

 and its satisfactions particular. Some others also 

 of the monkey kind showed the same degree of 

 impudence, and particularly in the presence of 

 women ; but, as they were less in size, their petu- 

 lance was less obvious, and their insolence more 

 easily corrected." 



But, however violent the desires of these ani- 

 mals may be, they are not found to breed in our 

 climate. The female brings forth usually but one 

 at a time, which she carries in her arms, and in a 

 peculiar manner clinging to her breast. As to the 

 rest, these animals are not at all carnivorous ; 

 they principally feed upon fruits, roots, and corn, 

 and generally keep together in companies. The 

 internal parts are more unlike those of man than 

 of quadrupeds, particularly the liver, which is 

 like- that of a dog, divided into six lobes. The 

 lungs are more divided, the guts in general are 

 shorter, and the kidneys rounder and flatter. 



The largest of the baboon kind is the Mandril ; 

 an ugly disgusting animal, with a tail shorter than 

 the former, though of a much larger stature, be- 

 ing from four to five feet high. The muzzle is 

 still longer than that of the preceding ; it is of a 

 bluish colour, and strongly marked with wrinkles, 

 which give it a frightful appearance. But what 

 renders it truly loathsome is, that from the. nose 

 there is always seen issuing a snot, which the 

 animal takes care at intervals to lick off with its 

 tongue, and swallow. It is a native of the Gold 

 Coast : it is said to walk more frequently erect 



