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infant, as if it besought me to give it relief ; and we did every- 

 thing we could think of to restore it to health : but, in spite of 

 the united attention of its kindred tribes and ourselves, the 

 interesting little creature did not survive long. 



Here is a case which I myself witnessed at the Zoo- 

 logical Gardens, and published in the ' Quarterly Journal 

 of Science,' from which I now quote : — 



A year or two ago there was an Arabian baboon and an 

 Anubis baboon confined in one cage, adjoining that which con- 

 tained a dog-headed baboon. The Anubis baboon passed its 

 hand through the wires of the partition, in order to purloin a 

 nut which the large dog-headed baboon had left within reach — 

 expressly, I believe, that it might act as a bait. The Anubis 

 baboon very well knew the danger he ran, for he waited until 

 his bulky neighbour had turned his back upon the nut with the 

 appearance of having forgotten all about it. The dog-headed 

 baboon, however, was all the time slyly looking round with the 

 corner of his eye, and no sooner was the arm of his victim well 

 within his cage than he sprang with astonishing rapidity and 

 caught the retreating hand in his mouth. The cries of the 

 Anubis baboon quickly brought the keeper to the rescue, when, 

 by dint of a good deal of physical persuasion, the dog-headed 

 baboon was induced to leave go his hold. The Anubis baboon 

 then retired to the middle of his cage, moaning piteously, and 

 holding the injured hand against his chest while he rubbed it 

 with the other one. The Arabian baboon now approached him 

 from the top part of the cage, and, while making a soothing 

 sound very expressive of sympathy, folded the sufferer in its 

 arms — exactly as a mother would her child under similar 

 circumstances. It must be stated, also, that this expression of 

 sympathy had a decidedly quieting efi'ect upon the sufferer, his 

 moans becoming less piteous so soon as he was enfolded in the 

 arms of his comforter ; and the manner in which he laid his 

 cheek upon the bosom of his friend was as expressive as any- 

 thing could be of sympathy appreciated. This really affecting 

 spectacle lasted a considerable time, and while watching it I 

 felt that, even had it stood alone, it would in itself have been 

 sufficient to prove the essential identity of some of the noblest 

 among human emotions with those of the lower animals. 



As a beautiful instance of the display of sympathy, I 

 may narrate an occurrence which was witnessed by my 

 friend Sir James Malcolm — a gentleman on the accuracy 



