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The baboon is the largest and fiercest member of the
___1___ family. It
is found in the grassland and mountainous ___2___ of the
Sahara. It is rarely
___3___ in the forests. Though sociable by
___4___, baboons
have been known to fight violently ___5___ themselves,
especially
___6___ the male baboons,
___7___ who gets the female
baboons. The fights can get ___8___ violent that young
baboons have
been trampled to ___9___. Baboons will eat almost
___10___. A troop of baboons on
the
___11___ for food will tear apart tree stumps for
insects, rob orchards
___12___ even invade farmhouses. With their long
dog-like faces, sharp
canine ___13___ and restless disposition, it is
___14___
surprising
that they are often ___15___ of as the most dangerous
and aggressive of ___16___ monkeys.
Today, baboons can be bred successfully in zoos. The
___17___ time
you go to the zoo, watch ___18___ for the Arabian
baboon. It is easy to
___19___ it because its bottom is bright red. The
Egyptians used to worship
the Arabian baboon and this is the ___20___ it is also
called the sacred baboon. |
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monkey
2. areas 3. found 4. nature
5. among 6. between 7.
over 8.
so 9. death 10. anything 11.
hunt/search 12. and 13.
teeth 14. not 15. thought 16.
all
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The baboon is the largest and fiercest member of the
monkey family. It
is found in the grassland and mountainous
areas of the
Sahara. It is rarely
found in the forests. Though sociable by
nature, baboons
have been known to fight violently
among themselves,
especially
between the male baboons,
over who gets the female
baboons. The fights can get
so violent that young
baboons have
been trampled to death. Baboons will eat almost
anything. A troop of baboons on
the
hunt/search for food will tear apart tree stumps for
insects, rob orchards
and even invade farmhouses. With their long
dog-like faces, sharp
canine teeth and restless disposition, it is
not
surprising
that they are often thought of as the most dangerous
and aggressive of all monkeys.
Today, baboons can be bred successfully in zoos. The
next time
you go to the zoo, watch
out for the Arabian
baboon. It is easy to
recognize it because its bottom is bright red. The
Egyptians used to worship
the Arabian baboon and this is the
reason it is also
called the sacred baboon. |
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