THE PIG-TAILED BABOON. 
Paris, and far from showing any disposition to return to liis cage, severely wounded two or three ot 
his keepers who attempted to recapture him. After many ineffectual attempts to induce him to 
return quietly, they at length hit upon a plan which was successful. There was a small grated window 
at the back part of the den, at which one of the keepers appeared, in company with the daughter of 
the superintendent, whom he appeared to kiss and caress within view of the animal. No sooner did 
the Baboon witness this familiarity, than he flew into the cage with the greatest fury, and endea- 
voured to unfasten the grating of the window which separated him from the object of his jealousy. 
Whilst employed in this vain attempt, the keepers took the opportunity of fastening the door, and 
securing him once more in his place of confinement. Nor is this a solitary instance of the influence 
which women can exert over the passions of these savage animals. It is said that, generally un- 
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are thrown into the greatest agitation at the appearance of young females.” Not females oi the 
Baboon tribe, but those who, under all circumstances, are now called ladies. “It is a common 
practice,” continues the writer, “ among itinerant showmen, to excite the natural jealousy of these 
Baboons by caressing or offering to kiss the young females who resort to their exhibitions, and the 
sight never fails to excite in these animals a degree of rage bordering on phrensy. On one occasion, 
a large Baboon of this species escaped from his place of confinement in the Jardin des Plantes at 
