426 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



Hope. — Troops of them affemble together, and make ex- 

 peditions for the fake of plunder, in which they obferve 

 the utmoft precaution. To prevent furprife, they place 

 a centinel, which, upon fight of a man, gives a loud yell -, 

 when the whole troop retreats with the greateft precipi- 

 tation. It is highly entertaining to fee the females car- 

 rying off their young ones clinging to their backs ; whilft 

 their pouches are crammed fo full of fruit, that they feem 

 ready to burft. They fometimes form a line, and throw 

 the fruit from one to another, in order to carry it off the 

 more expeditioufly. 



The WANDEROU 



is a native of Ceylon and the Eaft-Indies.- Its head is 



thick and long, and furrounded with a large quantity of 

 white hair, which falls down below the chin, forming a 

 rough fhaggy beard; the reft of the body is covered 

 with a dark-brown coat, almoft black. Like all ani- 

 mals of this kind, it is wild and vicious ; but when taken 

 young, may eafily be tamed ; and appears to be more 

 fufceptible of education than other Baboons. 



There are feveral varieties of this fpecies. — The bodies 

 of fome are black, with white beards ; in others, the bo- 

 dy is whitifli, and the beard black : Some are found en- 

 tirely white ; but this fpecies is extremely rare, and is 

 faid to be ftronger and more mifchievous than the others. 



Thefe bearded Baboons are much efteemed for the 

 gravity of their appearance ; and are ufed by the Indians 

 in their ceremonies and mows, in which they are faid to 

 acquit themfelves to the admiration of the fpettators. 



