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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. 
Tue Law or 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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