THE LION-TAILED BABOON. 



with them, or to dwell in their neighbourhood, fo that the pretended refpecl 

 of the other Baboons, for thefe ill-difpofed quadrupeds, is in reality nothing 

 more than the refult of timidity. They are likewifevery fierce, and are faid 

 to attempt outrages on fuch females as they occasionally find Itraying in the 

 woods (a); yet, if taken young, their ferocity gradually fubfides, and they 

 finally become tame and familiar. 



Mr. Pennant mentions a fierce and ill-natured animal, of this ipecies, 

 that was exhibited fome years ago in London. Its tail was exadlly the length 

 of its back, and its beard reached entirely up the cheeks, as far as the eyes. 



The Lion-tailed Baboon inhabits the Ealt Indies and the hot tell parts of 

 Africa. 



(a) Hiftoire Naturelle des SingeSj par Audebert, Famille ii, sec. i. 



