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Tame baboons. 



that rested on the top of a tree, after having 

 fatigued us a long time in pursuing him: this 

 kind of menace, of which the animal, perhaps, 

 recollected his having sometimes seen the conse- 

 quences, terrified him to such a degree that he 

 fell down motionless at our feet, and we had no 

 difficulty in seizing him. But, when he recovered 

 from his stupor, it required all our dexterity and 

 efforts to keep him. We tied his paws together; 

 but he bit so furiously, that we were under the 

 necessity of binding our handkerchiefs over his- 

 head." 



These animals are frequently taken young, 

 and nourished with milk by the inhabitants of 

 the Cape; and it is said, that they will become 

 as watchful over their master's property, as the 

 i-nog-t valuable house-dog in Europe. They are 

 generally kept fastened by means of a chain to a 

 pole ; and their agility in climbing, leaping, and 

 dodging any one that offers to strike them is 

 almost incredible. Though one of these animals 

 was thus tied up, still it was impossible, at the 

 distance of a few yards, to hit him with a stone. 

 He would either catch it, like a ball, in his paw;, 

 or else he would avoid its blow in the most sur- 

 prising and nimble manner. They are not natu- 

 rally carnivorous; but will eat meat or fish that 

 has been cooked. 



ThunlxTg informs us, they are sometimes 

 caught with dogs, but it is necessary to have a 

 tolerable number: a single dog or two can sel- 



