. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. 44 THE APES AND MONKEYS. was too quick for him. He seemed to be on friendly terms with the Macaques, and sustained very amicable relations with a female Baboon ; at least, he was very attentive to the beauty, and, in return, allowed her to look over his fur. According to Brockmann, no other Monkey is so eligible to membership in a Monkey theatre as the Black Baboon. He learns his part in play, retains what he has learned, and " works " wi
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. 44 THE APES AND MONKEYS. was too quick for him. He seemed to be on friendly terms with the Macaques, and sustained very amicable relations with a female Baboon ; at least, he was very attentive to the beauty, and, in return, allowed her to look over his fur. According to Brockmann, no other Monkey is so eligible to membership in a Monkey theatre as the Black Baboon. He learns his part in play, retains what he has learned, and " works " with real pleas- ure. Yet he is not a regular member of the stage, as he is a rare and expensive Monkey, especially if one considers his frail health when in captivity. The Common Among the Baboons proper, the Baboon, Chacma, Common Baboon ( Cy/ioccphalus bab- and Sphinx. ujn) [s the best known to me, though only in captivity. He is not easily taken for the Black Baboon, nor for other Monkeys that are pro- Baboor. Sphinx is smaller but of decidedly stronger frame ; his muzzle is shorter and shows a peculiar thicken- ing of the cheek-bones, and his hair has dark-gray and reddish brown ringlets. The mode of life and behavior of these three Monkeys are very similar, and I therefore will speak only of the Common Baboon. This Baboon is a native of the same belt of land as the Hamadryas, but penetrates farther into the centre of Africa. He inhabits Abyssinia, Kordofan and other countries of central Africa and he is found in troops. He is also common in German Eastern Africa, according to Bohm and Reichard, and goes as far to the southwest of Lake Tangan- yika as the Upper Lualaba, if there is no case of mis- taken identity in these reports. In his movements and his gait the Common Bab- oon is typical of all the Baboons ; but his character is rather better. He is a very clever animal, and, when caught young, soon gets accustomed to his keeper, is easily/ trained to perform certain dutie
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