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them, however, lighter. Head, arms, and legs black ; face, 
hands, feet, and ears dark blue; a white ring encircling each 
eye ; upper eyelids white ; whiskers grey. 
Female and Young Male—Similar to the adult male in wanting 
a conspicuous mane ; head rounder ; nose less protuberant ; 
cranial portion of skull less conspicuously disproportionate to 
the facial portion. 
Distribution—This species inhabits South Africa; and in the 
Cape Colony it is found in large troops. 
Habits.—The Chacma, which is the largest of all the Baboons, 
lives, like the others, in troops, consisting of nearly a hundred 
individuals. ‘They inhabit rocky places, and apparently prefer 
country broken into steep cliffs and rocky crags, very often in 
the neighbourhood of the sea. The Chacmas are very ferucious 
and dangerous, and in captivity, when fully adult, extremely 
jealous, but when young they are said to be playful and well- 
dispositioned. They are, moreover, very intelligent. Their 
sense of smell, especially for hidden water-springs in dry and 
arid districts, is said to be remarkable. ‘‘ An animal,” says Le 
Vaillant, in his “Travels in Africa,” “ that rendered me more 
effectual services; which, by its useful presence, suspended 
and even dissipated certain bitter and disagreeable reflections 
that occurred to my mind; which, by its simple and striking 
instinct, seemed to anticipate my efforts ; and which comforted 
me in my languor—was an Ape, of that kind so common at 
the Cape, under the name of Cawars. As it was extremely 
familiar, and attached itself to me in a particular manner, I 
made it my taster. When we found any rruit or roots unknown 
to my Hottentots, we never touched them until my dear Kees 
(the Chacma] had first tasted them ; if it refused them, we 
