MONKEYS 



night when the leopard is abroad in seareh of prey. It 

 is a strange concert: the shrill cries of alarm mixed 

 with the deep, hoarse bark of the adult animals of the 

 frightened herd, and the shrieks and squealing of the 

 young, together with the grumbling snarl of the disap- 

 pointed beast of prey. 



The baboons show a great deal of character compared 

 with the tricky and unreliable lemurs, of which three 

 species are found in the Masai lands. 



They exhibit their likes and dislikes in an unmis- 

 takable manner : while they are full of affection for their 

 masters, and love to be petted by them, they are often 

 very averse and savage to strangers. One of the best 

 trainers of animals could do nothing with a baboon 

 brought by me to Europe and who never failed to 

 obey me. 



In Moschi station a baboon was kept as a pet chained 

 to a tree just in front of the gates of the fort. The big, 

 fierce-looking animal had formed an intimate friend- 

 ship with a small black child of about two years. Every 

 day the little negro baby crawled on all fours from his 

 hut to the monkey, with which it played for hours in 

 the most amusing way. They were like two children 

 of the same race. 



About Christmas, 1899, when the natives in the 

 neighborhood of Fort Moschi were in revolt and when 

 an attack on the station was expected, the settlers 

 withdrew every evening towards nine o'clock within the 



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