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THE GELADA. 



numbers, they are nearly invincible in their own domains, whether of forest or clifi^ 

 bidding defiance to almost every enemy but man. 



Although more ready to shun an enemy than to attack, and always preserving the 

 better part of valor, they are terrible foes when they are brought to bay, and turn 

 upon their enemies with the furious energy of despair. Active to a degree, and fur- 

 nished with powerful limbs, they would be no despicable antagonists were their means 

 of attack limited to hands and feet alone ; but when their long sharp teeth and massive 

 jaws are thrown into the scale, it will be seen that hardly the leopard itself is a more 

 formidable animal. 



QELADA. <7//a<fe RuppellH. 



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The teeth are formed in a manner which peculiarly fits them for the mode of attack 

 that is employed by all the baboons. The great canine teeth are long and pointed at 

 their tips, while their inner edge is sharp as that of a knife, and can cut with more 

 effect than many a steel weapon. 



Knowing well the power of the terrible armature with which he is gifted, the en- 

 raged baboon leaps upon his foe, and drawing it towards him with his hands and feet, 

 fixes his teeth in its throat until the sharp fangs meet together. He then violently 

 pushes the miserable aggressor from him, so that the keen-edged teeth cut their way 

 through the flesh, and inflict a wound that is often immediately fatal. 



In this manner they repel the attacks of dogs ; and woe be to the inexperienced hound 

 who is foolish enough to venture its person within grasp of the baboon's feet or hands 



