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  PAPIO 
  

  

  hands 
  and 
  feet, 
  and 
  as 
  their 
  eyes 
  are 
  directed 
  downward 
  they 
  are 
  

   obliged 
  to 
  lift 
  the 
  overhanging 
  eyebrows 
  when 
  they 
  wish 
  to 
  look 
  

   upward. 
  The 
  feet 
  are 
  long, 
  and 
  the 
  palms 
  of 
  the 
  hands 
  and 
  soles 
  of 
  

   the 
  feet 
  are 
  laid 
  flat 
  upon 
  the 
  ground. 
  They 
  are 
  considered 
  the 
  lowest 
  

   of 
  the 
  Catarrhine, 
  (with 
  nostrils 
  pointed 
  downward), 
  or 
  Old 
  World 
  

   Monkeys, 
  and 
  as 
  they 
  are 
  generally 
  of 
  large 
  size 
  they 
  are 
  dangerous 
  

   animals 
  when 
  adult, 
  possessing 
  savage 
  and 
  ugly 
  dispositions. 
  They 
  are 
  

   gregarious 
  and 
  frequently 
  go 
  in 
  large 
  herds, 
  in 
  some 
  instances 
  of 
  a 
  

   hundred 
  individuals, 
  and 
  their 
  combined 
  numbers 
  render 
  them 
  for- 
  

   midable 
  antagonists 
  when 
  disturbed. 
  The 
  canines 
  are 
  very 
  long 
  and 
  

   pointed, 
  and 
  with 
  them 
  they 
  are 
  capable 
  of 
  inflicting 
  very 
  severe 
  

   wounds. 
  They 
  utter 
  various 
  sounds, 
  which 
  may 
  be 
  termed 
  barks, 
  

   grunts, 
  or 
  screams, 
  sometimes 
  subdued 
  low 
  murmurs, 
  and 
  these 
  in 
  their 
  

   various 
  inflections 
  are 
  instantly 
  comprehended 
  by 
  the 
  other 
  members 
  

   of 
  the 
  herd, 
  and 
  acted 
  upon 
  at 
  once, 
  whether 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  for 
  flight, 
  

   pillage 
  or 
  combat. 
  When 
  engaged 
  in 
  any 
  operation 
  considered 
  danger- 
  

   ous, 
  a 
  sentinel 
  is 
  always 
  posted 
  in 
  some 
  favorable 
  place 
  to 
  give 
  warning 
  

   of 
  a 
  foe's 
  approach, 
  and 
  enable 
  the 
  depredators 
  to 
  escape. 
  There 
  is 
  

   much 
  difference 
  in 
  size 
  among 
  the 
  species, 
  and 
  the 
  tails 
  vary 
  con- 
  

   siderably 
  in 
  length, 
  and 
  are 
  never 
  prehensile. 
  They 
  are 
  carried 
  with 
  a 
  

   curve 
  at 
  the 
  basal 
  end 
  and 
  away 
  from 
  the 
  body, 
  the 
  remaining 
  portion 
  

   hanging 
  straight 
  down. 
  All 
  the 
  species 
  possess 
  callosities, 
  or 
  fleshy 
  

   pads 
  on 
  the 
  buttocks, 
  and 
  sometimes 
  these 
  are 
  of 
  large 
  size 
  and 
  

   brilliantly 
  colored, 
  the 
  hues 
  usually 
  intensified, 
  especially 
  those 
  of 
  the 
  

   females, 
  at 
  particular 
  periods. 
  At 
  such 
  times 
  the 
  callosities 
  of 
  a 
  female 
  

   may 
  increase 
  to 
  such 
  a 
  size 
  as 
  to 
  cover 
  nearly 
  all 
  the 
  hinder 
  parts, 
  and 
  

   when 
  in 
  this 
  turgid 
  condition, 
  the 
  colors 
  are 
  usually 
  exceedingly 
  vivid. 
  

   In 
  some 
  species, 
  on 
  the 
  rostrum, 
  are 
  developed 
  several 
  bony 
  ridges 
  

   which 
  rise 
  nearly 
  to 
  the 
  level 
  of 
  the 
  eyes, 
  most 
  conspicuous 
  in 
  the 
  

   males, 
  and 
  the 
  skin 
  on 
  these 
  is 
  brightly 
  colored, 
  thus 
  adding 
  consider- 
  

   ably 
  to 
  the 
  ugliness 
  of 
  the 
  unattractive 
  countenance. 
  Usually 
  the 
  

   habitats 
  of 
  these 
  animals 
  are 
  rocky 
  places, 
  such 
  as 
  ravines 
  or 
  hills 
  

   where 
  grass 
  and 
  trees 
  are 
  scarce. 
  Rocky 
  promontories, 
  or 
  hills 
  where 
  

   a 
  wide 
  sweep 
  of 
  surrounding 
  plains 
  is 
  afforded, 
  are 
  favorite 
  places, 
  for 
  

   these 
  baboons 
  are 
  always 
  on 
  the 
  watch, 
  either 
  for 
  an 
  opportunity 
  to 
  

   commit 
  some 
  depredation 
  on 
  a 
  native's 
  garden 
  or 
  field, 
  or 
  to 
  escape 
  

   from 
  an 
  approaching 
  danger. 
  Some 
  species, 
  however, 
  live 
  in 
  dense 
  

   forests, 
  and 
  climb 
  even 
  lofty 
  trees 
  readily. 
  But 
  as 
  a 
  rule 
  they 
  are 
  

   dwellers 
  in 
  the 
  open 
  country 
  where 
  their 
  view 
  over 
  the 
  land 
  is 
  

   extensive. 
  The 
  baboon 
  is 
  almost 
  omnivorous, 
  but 
  the 
  principal 
  food 
  

   consists 
  of 
  fruits, 
  bulbous 
  roots, 
  reptiles 
  and 
  insects, 
  and 
  to 
  procure 
  

  

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