. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. THE DOG-SHAPED MONKEYS—BABOON. 45 of snapping at everything that is not nailed or glued to a spot, and so it often happened that one of the birds would waddle up to Perro, reach out for the hanging tail with its stupid head and snap it. In an instant the straw-matting was thrown away with a yell, and the Ostrich taken round its neck and given a thorough shaking. The Monkey often could not master his rage for a quarter of an hour after such an occurrence. It
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. THE DOG-SHAPED MONKEYS—BABOON. 45 of snapping at everything that is not nailed or glued to a spot, and so it often happened that one of the birds would waddle up to Perro, reach out for the hanging tail with its stupid head and snap it. In an instant the straw-matting was thrown away with a yell, and the Ostrich taken round its neck and given a thorough shaking. The Monkey often could not master his rage for a quarter of an hour after such an occurrence. It was not very wonderful that he administered a cuff or a blow to the birds whenever he had the slightest chance. Fondness of All our Baboons had, in common with Baboons for the natives, a passionate fondness for Strong Drink. Merisa, a kind of beer, manufactured from the grain of the durra or dohhen. They were. MANDRILL. This is a native of the Gold Coast and inland regions of Africa, and is noted for huge callosities upon its cheeks, caused by swellings of the bones. The skin here is ribbed and has ridges that are alternately light blue, scarlet and deep purple in color. The male is five feet high when standing. The hair of the body is a black and olive-green above and silvery gray beneath. The Man- drill is frequently seen in captivity in this country as well as in Europe. In old age the animal is very brutal, and, in fact, under most favorable conditions it is very treacherous and likely for no cause to assail the hand that feeds it. {Cynocephalus mormon,) often drunk and in this way proved to me that the Soudanese had told me the truth about the way Bab- oons are captured. My Monkeys also drank red wine, but whisky they scorned. Once we poured a little wineglassful of this liquor into their mouths by force. They had already been drinking some Me- risa, and the effect of the combination soon showed itself. They became completely drunk, made the most fearful faces, and were
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