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lakes, the Thika, the Athi and Tana rivers, the 
Lorian, Olbolossat and other big swamps. 
The Baboon should be destroyed or driven away 
wherever he exists. Not only does he destroy gardens, 
fruit trees, and “shambas,” but he has a horrid par¬ 
tiality for young lambs. The latter he kills more for 
the pleasure of killing than to eat, his method being to 
rip the bowels open with the thumb. I have not heard 
as yet of much damage inflicted in the Protectorate, 
but South Africa has experienced the same in abun¬ 
dance. A big male baboon is an awkward looking 
customer and a match for any dog. They appear to 
have little respect for man, and there are tales of 
attacks on women and children, but I do not know of 
any authenticated instances. 
The Bush-pig completes a list drawn to its smallest 
confines. He is a nocturnal feeder and therefore com¬ 
paratively seldom seen, but for all that is common all 
round the edge of forest and where there is any thick 
cover. The great and outstanding crime of the bush- 
pig lies in the fact that he is, almost without the 
shadow of a doubt, the carrier of swine-fever, and 
therefore most inimicable to all pig breeders. He is 
also destructive to farms and gardens, and no means 
can be too drastic for his destruction. Young bush-pig 
are fairly toothsome. 
