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the mother, who, however, woold not allow them to touch the young one. They seated them- 



■i.\ moved their lips as if felicitating the happy couple on the arrival of the son 



ipe finding in it a marvelous resemblance to either the father or mother. This 



much lik.- what often takes place in the human family on similar occasions, except 



• the felicitations were more genuine and heartfelt on the part of the brutes than 



their more favored prototj pes, 



•• All the baboons wish ress the young one; but no sooner did one of them put forward 



hand, than a a I ship from the mother warned him of his indiscretion. Those who wore 



:: 1 b( r stretched their hand out slily, slid it under her arm, and succeeded sometimes, 

 • \, in touching the little one without the mother perceiving it, particularly when 

 ■ii. But a smart correction soon taught them that their indiscretion 

 ind they quickly retreated. It was evident that the monkey mother, thoroughly ac- 

 ated with the requirements o\ her position, knew perfectly well how to divide her attention 

 and her infant charge. 

 •• When the young i became old enough to exercise his infant limbs in climbing the iron 



:" the cage, the mother's eyes followed him with anxiety, watching him as he ascended and 

 tretching her arms out to catch him in case of a misstep. At the same time she 

 sntly ei ig d him to - Sort, and applauded his success. From that time she did not cease 

 ire over him, until he was large enough to try his fortunes in the world alone." 

 Mwukii.i., C Mormon or C. Maimon, is the largest of the whole genus, and may be 

 lily distinguished from all the other baboons by the enormous protuberance of its cheeks, and 

 bright and variegated colors which mark them, as well as by its short, stumpy tail. The full- 

 vii mandrill mi e five feet when standing upright : the limbs are short and power- 



ful, tin- body thick and extremely robust, and the head large and almost destitute of forehead; 

 more than a couple of inches in length, and generally carried erect; the callosities 

 iked, and of a blood-red color. The general complexion of the hair is a light olive-brown 

 h!m. ry gray beneath. The muzzle and lips are large, swollen, and protuberant: the 



surrounded above with an elevated rim or border, and truncated like the snout of a 

 ; —a characteristic more conspicuous in this than in other baboons, and which leads us to sus- 

 I that tin- mandrill is the species that Aristotle incidentally mentions by the name Chcero- 

 ' . ro Pig-faced Bdboon. Altogether, the mandrill is a hideous combination of brutalities, 

 lingly striking by its strength, intelligence, ferocity, and gaudy coloring. 

 mandrill is a native of Northern Africa : it is often mentioned by travelers, and bears the 

 rent nan* -< of Smitten, Choras, Boggo, Barris, <fcc, according to the language or dialect of 

 tin- tribes in win.-.- territories it is found. In a state of nature, his great strength and malicious 

 • r render him a truly formidable animal. As these creatures generally march in large bands, 

 >re than a match fur any other dwellers in the forests, and are even said to attack 

 i lephants away from the districts in which they have fixed their residence. The 

 B»h of those countries arc themselves afraid to pass through the woods unless in large 



I well armed ; and it is said that the mandrills will even watch their opportunity. 

 when tie- men are in tie- fields, to plunder the negro villages of every thing eatable, and some- 

 irry off the women into the woods. 

 Dull, C, leucophaus, is a native of the coast of Guinea, and like the mandrill is distin- 

 ! by a short, erect, stumpy tail, scarcely two inches in length, and covered with short 

 ''y *' ,:r - ' '"' ' '" ' ks :ir '' not so protuberant as in that species, neither are they marked with 

 ors, and the size and power of the animal arc much inferior. Nevertheless, 

 founded with tin- mandrill in its native country. 

 W ' CwKRBOUH I'.ahoon, and the Yellow Baboon, are all referable to 



liffer only from the difference of the age and sex of the specimens from which 

 them have been drawn. 



ire tie 0. Gdadaof Abyssinia; the Papion, C. sphinx, of Western 



' T - v '" , m ' 1 ''"(cresting species, frequently seen in menageries; the C. babouir*. 



rhow natural history i» little known ; the C. Anubis of Nubia; and the C. olivacem of Guinea, • 



