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of having done amiss. It was not, kowever, in any respect so 

 formidable as that described by Mr Buffon, of which he gives 

 the following description ;— " It was not," says he, " extremely 

 ugly, and yet it excited horror. It continually appeared in a state 

 of savage ferocity, gnashing its teeth, flying at the spectators, and 

 furiously restless. It was obliged to be confined in an iron cage, 

 the bars of which it so forcibly attempted to break, that the 

 spectators were struck with apprehension. It was a sturdy bold 

 animal, whose short limbs and powerful exertions showed vast 

 strength and agility. The long hair with which it was covered 

 seemed to add to its apparent abilities ; which however, w^ere in 

 reality so great, that it could easily overcome a single man, un- 

 less armed. As to the rest, it for ever appeared excited by that 

 passion which renders the mildest animals at intervals 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 petulance was less obvious, and 

 their insolence more easily corrected." 



But however violent the desires of these animals 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 quadru- 

 peds, particularly the liver, which is, like that of a dog, dinded 

 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 manril ; an ugly dis- 

 gusting animal, with a tail shorter than the former, though of a 

 much larger stature, being 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 fright- 

 ful appearance. But what renders it truly loathsome is, that 

 from the nose there is always seen issuing a snot, which the ani- 

 mal takes care at intervals to lick off with its tongue, and swal- 

 low. It is a native of the Gold Coast ; it is said to walk more 

 frequently erect than upon all-fours ; and when displeased, to 

 weep like a child. There was one of them iihown in England 



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