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length; curved upwards at the root, and then descending 
straightly; no mane; hair of crown elongated, a large tuft 
directed backwards on each cheek, forming large whiskers. 
General colour of fur brownish-yellow ; ears nude, coloured 
like the face; face livid flesh-colour, deeper round the eyes ; 
upper side of body uniform brownish-yellow, the hairs being 
ringed alternately with broader yellow and narrower black 
bars; sides of body somewhat darker; throat and under side 
paler yellow than above: whisker-tufts pale citron-yellow ; 
hands and feet like the back in colour, their naked parts like 
the face. 
Young Male.—Coloration of upper parts similar to that of the 
adult male, but paler underneath ; the snout less protuberant. 
Distribution —This species inhabits Western Abyssinia, Nubia 
(Dongola), and the Soudan (Sennaar), at elevations of from 
2,000 to 5,000 feet. It also occurs on the West Coast of Africa 
—having been brought from the Coanza river by the late 
Captain Cameron, R.N.; in East Africa Mr. H. H. Johnston 
has observed it on Mount Kilimanjaro ; while from the re- 
marks of Sir John Kirk given below it would seem to extend 
also as far south as the Zambesi (Tete). 
Habits.—Very little is known of the habits of the Baboons in 
a state of nature; but it is probable that this species does not 
differ materially in its ways and manners of life from those of 
its near relations described in the preceding pages. Sir John 
Kirk says that in some parts of Africa, such as Tete, Batoko, 
and Rovuma it is considered to be a sacred animal by the 
natives, and is thus unmolested. 
VI. THE ANUBIS BABOON. PAPIO ANUBIS. 
Cynocephalus anubis, F. Cuvier et Geoffr., Hist. Nat. Mammif, 
vol. iii., livr. 50 (1825). 
