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lakes, the Thika, the Athi and Tana rivers, the 

 Lorian, Olbolossat and other big swamps. 



The Baboon should be destroyed or driven away 

 wherever he exists. Not only does he destroy gardens, 

 fruit trees, and "shambas," but he has a horrid par- 

 tiality for young lambs. The latter he kills more for 

 the pleasure of killing than to eat, his method being to 

 rip the bowels open with the thumb. I have not heard 

 as yet of much damage inflicted in the Protectorate, 

 but South Africa has experienced the same in abun- 

 dance. A big male baboon is an awkward looking 

 customer and a match for any dog. They appear to 

 have little respect for man, and there are tales of 

 attacks on women and children, but I do not know of 

 any authenticated instances. 



The Bush-pig completes a list drawn to its smallest 

 confines. He is a nocturnal feeder and therefore com- 

 paratively seldom seen, but for all that is common all 

 round the edge of forest and where there is any thick 

 cover. The great and outstanding crime of the bush- 

 pig lies in the fact that he is, almost without the 

 shadow of a doubt, the carrier of swine- fever, and 

 therefore most inimicable to all pig breeders. He is 

 also destructive to farms and gardens, and no means 

 can be too drastic for his destruction. Young bush-pig 

 are fairly toothsome. 



