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mon, they were very mischievous. The fol- 
lowing story was told by Mr. Bidcup: “ The 
apes of the Rock, led by one particular 
monkey, were always stealing from the kit of 
a certain regiment encamped there. At last 
the soldiers caught the leader, shaved his 
head and face, and turned him loose. His 
friends, who had been watching, received him 
with a shower of sticks and stones. In these 
desperate circumstances the ape sneaked back 
to his old enemies, the soldiers, with whom 
he remained.” Lord Heathfield, a former 
Governor of the Rock, would never let 
them be hurt; and on one occasion, when 
the Spaniards were attempting a surprise, the 
 Mediand, F.Z.S. iad 
DIANA: MONKEY noise made by the apes gave notice of their 
One of the most gaily coloured monkeys of Africa attempt. 
THE BaBoons 
Far the most interesting of the apes in 
the wild state are the Basoons. Their dog- 
like heads (which in some are so large and 
hideous that they look like a cross between 
an ill-tempered dog and a pig), short bodies, 
enormously strong arms, and loud barking 
cry distinguish them from all other creatures. 
The greater number—for there are many 
kinds—live in the hot, dry, stony parts of 
Africa. They are familiar figures from the 
cliffs of Abyssinia to the Cape, where their 
bold and predatory bands still occupy Table 
Mountain. They are almost the only animals 
which the high-contracting Powers of Africa 
have resolved not to protect at any season, 
so mischievous are they to crops, and recently 
to the flocks. They kill the suckling lambs, 
and tear them to pieces for the sake of the 
milk contained in their bodies. 
One of the best-known baboons is the 
Cuacma of South Africa. The old males grow 
to a great size, and are most formidable 
creatures. Naturally, they are very seldom 
caught; but one very large one is in the 
Zoological Gardens, Regent’s Park, at the time 
of writing. The keeper declares he would 
rather go into a lion’s cage than into the den 
of this beast when angry. Its head is nearly 
one-third of its total length from nose to the BARBARY APE 
root of the tail. Its jaw-power is immense 
: J “P f i The last of the European monkeys on this side of the Mi editerraneans 
and its forearm looks as strong as Sandow’s. and it is only found on the Rock of Gibraltar 
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Photo by G. W. Wilson & Co., Ltd.) 1d beracen 
