. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE DOG-SHAPED MONKEYS—BABOON. 47 Hamadryas When a troop of these Baboons are Watohing for sitting still, they all keep perfectly Enemies. silent until something happens. The approach of a Man or herd of cattle, when perceived by one of them, is noted by a queer sound, which may best be compared to the barking of certain Dogs, and probably is uttered only with a view of attracting the attention of the troop. At the dan- gerously near approach of Man or of a beast of prey, entirely different and varying sounds are made by the member
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE DOG-SHAPED MONKEYS—BABOON. 47 Hamadryas When a troop of these Baboons are Watohing for sitting still, they all keep perfectly Enemies. silent until something happens. The approach of a Man or herd of cattle, when perceived by one of them, is noted by a queer sound, which may best be compared to the barking of certain Dogs, and probably is uttered only with a view of attracting the attention of the troop. At the dan- gerously near approach of Man or of a beast of prey, entirely different and varying sounds are made by the members of the colony. The babel of voices in an excited band of Hamadryas is most iitly com- pared to the grunting and squeaking of a large number of Pigs. There are also a few deep sounds, reminding one of the roaring of a Leopard, or the low grumble of an Ox. The Monkeys roar, growl, bark, shriek, grunt and squeal in chorus. All the. DBILL. The Drill has prominent cheek bones and ridges above, the same as the Mandrill, but the vivid color- ing is lacking. It is smaller than the Mandrill and its hair is greener, vfhile underneath it is whiter and more silvery. The whiskers which are heavy are brushed back and the small beard is orange colored. It is a native of the coast ot Guinea and its habits are similar to those of the Mandrill which it so closely resembles, tivity in the United States as well as in Europe. (Cynocephalus leucophaeus.) fighting males come to the edge of the rock and attentively look down to acquaint themselves with the danger; the young ones seek the protection of the older ones ; the little ones cling to their moth- ers' breasts or jump on their backs, and then the whole band gets in motion, and hurries along, run- ning and hopping on all fours. A native does not frighten the Hamadryas. He goes past them and drinks out of the same river with them, but a white Man arouses their suspicion, though one cannot exactly say that they flee before him. More, even, tha
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