HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 457 



THE BABOON. 



(Siiiiia Spliynx, Linn.) 



DIFFERS from animals of the Ape kind, not only 

 in external appearance, but also in temper and 

 disposition. Fierce, untractable, and libidinous, 

 its disposition seems to partake of the hideous and 

 disgusting deformities of its outward figure. Its 

 body is thick, compact, and nervous, and its 

 strength prodigious.. Neither art nor caresses can 

 render it in any degree docile or obedient. It 

 seems to be continually fretting with rage, and 

 seeking every opportunity of shewing its savage 

 and vicious propensities. In a state of captivity, it 

 must be kept closely confined; and even in that 

 state, we have seen one shake the bars of his cage 

 so powerfully with his hands, as to excite the 

 utmost terror in the spectators. 



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