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infant, as if it besought me to give it relief ; and we did every" 
thing we could think of to restore it to health : but, in spite o \ 
the united attention of its kindred tribes and ourselves, the 
interesting little creature did not survive long. 
Here is a case which I myself witnessed at the Zoo- 
logical Gardens, and published in the 6 Quarterly Journal 
of Science,’ from which I now quote : — 
A year or two ago there was an Arabian baboon and an 
Anubis baboon confined in one cage, adjoining that which con- 
tained a dog-headed baboon. The Anubis baboon passed its 
hand through the wires of the partition, in order to purloin a 
nut which the large dog-headed baboon had left within reach — 
expressly, I believe, that it might act as a bait. The Anubis 
baboon very well knew the danger he ran, for he waited until 
his bulky neighbour had turned his back upon the nub with the 
appearance of having forgotten all about it. The dog-headed 
baboon, however, was ail the time slyly looking round with the 
corner of his eye, and no sooner was the arm of his victim well 
within his cage than he sprang with astonishing rapidity and 
caught the retreating hand in his mouth. The cries of the 
Anubis baboon quickly brought the keeper to the rescue, when, 
by dint of a good deal of physical persuasion, the dog-headed 
baboon was induced to leave go his hold. The Anubis baboon 
then retired to the middle of his cage, moaning piteously, and 
holding the injured hand against his chest while he rubbed it 
with the other one. The Arabian baboon now approached him 
from the top part of the cage, and, while making a soothing 
sound very expressive of sympathy, folded the sufferer in its 
arms — exactly as a mother would her child under similar 
circumstances. It must be stated, also, that this expression of 
sympathy had a decidedly quieting effect upon the sufferer, his 
moans becoming less piteous so soon as he was enfolded in the 
arms of his comforter; and the manner in which he laid his 
cheek upon the bosom of his friend was as expressive as any- 
thing could be of sympathy appreciated. This really affecting 
spectacle lasted a considerable time, and while watching it I 
felt that, even had it stood alone, it would in itself have been 
sufficient to prove the essential identity of some of the noblest 
among human emotions with those of the lower animals. 
As a beautiful instance of the display of sympathy, I 
may narrate an occurrence which was witnessed by my 
friend Sir James Malcolm — a gentleman on the accuracy 
