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subdue its brutal propensities ; and its great strength renders it 

 an object of perpetual dread to its keepers. Yet it is not, strictly 

 speaking, a carnivorous animal ; for, though it will eat meat tliat 

 has been cooked, its usual food is fruits and nuts. 



The Dog-Faced Baboon is between four and five feet 

 I 'gh, inhabits various parts of Africa and Asia, and is diiptia- 

 guished by a longer tail than the rest of its kind ; in this respect 

 it seems to bear some affinity to the Monkey, and has been classed 

 under that denomination by several naturalists. Its head is larg"-, 



muzzle long and thick, eyes small, face naked, and of an oiivs 

 color; the 'hair on its forehead is separated in the middle, and 

 hangs down on each side of the face ; from thence down its back 

 as far as its waist it is long and shaggy, of a bluish gray color, 

 freckled with dark spots ; the hair on the lower part of the body 

 is short; and its buttocks are bare and red. It lives in troops, 

 commits great depredations in gardens and cultivated grounds, and 

 is exceedingly strong, vicious, and impudent. 



