Baboo

or Babu, a Hindu title of respect equivalent to sir or master, usually given to wealthy and educated native gentlemen, especially when of the mercantile cla , Baboon, a common name applied to a genus of moakeys, natives of Africa. They make a very obstinate resistance to dogs, and only retreat before men when armed with guns. They feed exclusively on fruits, seeds, and other vegetable matter, and display a great deal of cunning and audacity when engaged in their marauding expeditions. This animal has the remarkable instinctive power of being able to detect the presence of water, and in South Africa is often employed for this purpose when the ordinary water supply fails. The baboon can never be called tamed, however long his confinement may have endured.