See also:

• BABOON (from the Fr. babuin, which is itself derived from Babon, the Egyptian deity to whom it was sacred)

BABOON (from the Fr. babuin, which is itself derived from Babon, the See also:

• EGYPTIAN

Egyptian deity to whom it was sacred)  , properly the designation of the See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long-muzzled, See also:

• MEDIUM

medium-tailed See also:

• EGYPTIAN

Egyptian See also:

• MONKEY

monkey, scientifically known as Papio See also:

• ANUBIS (in Egyptian Anap, written Inpw in hieroglyphs)

anubis; in a wider sense applied to all the members of the genus Papio (formerly known as Cynocephalus) now confined to See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa and See also:

• ARABIA

Arabia, although in past times extending into See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India . Baboons are for the most See also:

• PART

part large terrestrial monkeys with See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short or medium-sized tails, and long naked See also:

• DOG

dog-like muzzles, in the truncated extremity of which are pierced the nostrils . As a See also:

• RULE

rule, they frequent barren rocky districts in large droves, and are exceedingly fierce and dangerous to approach . They have large cheek-pouches, large naked callosities, often brightly coloured, on the buttocks, and short thick limbs, adapted rather to walking than to climbing . Their See also:

• DIET

diet includes practically everything eatable they can See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture or kill . The typical representative of the genus is the yellow See also:

• BABOON (from the Fr. babuin, which is itself derived from Babon, the Egyptian deity to whom it was sacred)

baboon (P. cynocephalus, or babuin), distinguished by its small See also:

• SIZE

size and grooved muzzle, and ranging from See also:

• ABYSSINIA (officially ETHIOPIA)

Abyssinia to the See also:

• ZAMBEZI

Zambezi . The above-mentioned anubis baboon, P. anubis (with the subspecies neumanni, pruinosus, heuglini and doguera), ranging from See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt all through tropical Africa, together with P. See also:

• SPHINX (Gr. Q¢lyyea', to draw tight, squeeze)

sphinx, P. olivaceus, the Abyssinian P. lydekkeri, and the See also:

• CHACMA

chacma, P. porcarius of the Cape, represent the subgenus Choeropithecus . The named Arabian baboon, P. hamadryas of See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North Africa and Arabia, dedicated by the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient Egyptians to the See also:

• GOD

god See also:

• THOTH

Thoth, and the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South Arabian P. arabicus, typify Hamadryas; while the See also:

• DRILL

drill and See also:

• MANDRILL (a name formed by the prefix " man " to the word " drill," which was used in ancient literature to denote an ape, and is probably of West African origin)

mandrill of the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast, P. leucophaeus and P. See also:

• MAIMON, SALOMON (1754—1800)

maimon, constitute the subgenus Maimon . The anubis baboons, as shown by the frescoes, were tamed by the ancient Egyptians and trained to See also:

• PLUCK

pluck sycamore-See also:

• FIGS

figs from the trees . (See See also:

• PRIMATES
• PRIMATES (Lat. primas, first)

PRIMATES; CHACMA; DRILL; See also:

• GELADA

GELADA and MANDRILL) . (R .