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have been known to kill frequently in this way other monkeys which 
had offended them and fallen into their power. But, like all wild 
creatures, these animals have also their own dreaded foes, against 
whose wiles and steady approach even their great cunning avails but 
little. The leopard is the one they hold most in fear, and he often 
succeeds in snatching an individual from the midst of its companions. 
Great is their consternation and indescribable the commotion occa¬ 
sioned among them at such an event. Rage and fear possess them at 
SACRED BABOON 
Once held sacred in Egypt 
the same moment, and to the desire for revenge, at the loss of one of 
their number, is added the reluctance to approach too near their sharp- 
clawed adversary, which exhibits the most supreme indifference to 
their movements. Having gained a comparatively safe place of 
retreat, they make all kinds of hideous grimaces at their feline admirer, 
the leopard, howling their anger, and making a liberal exhibition of 
their white teeth. At such times some important individual strides up 
