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killed outright. Every victor is able to secure a number of 

 partners, but he has to be continually on the look-out to repel 

 other stags wishing to interfere with his family life, and may have 

 to yield his privileges to an intruder. Might as usual is the only 

 right. 



THE LAW OF BEAUTY. Adult male Mammals are not infre- 

 quently distinguished from those of the other sex by the possession 



Fig. 1108. Male Mandrill (Papio mormon} 



of various ornaments, among which may be mentioned the mane 

 of the Lion and the beard of the Goat. An extreme case is 

 presented by the West African Baboon known as the Mandrill 

 (Papio mormon, fig. 1108), the name of which probably means 

 "man-like baboon". If so, it is rather a libel upon the human 

 species, for the appearance of the adult male is decidedly startling. 

 Either side of the face presents a furrowed blue swelling, the 

 grooves being purple, while between these ornaments is a strip 

 of bright red, passing down to the end of the nose, which is of 

 the same lively hue. A pointed beard of orange yellow completes 

 a scheme of colour that is effective in its way. The large bare 



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