Animal-story-of-the-week appeared in the sedate New York Times:
"A non-commissioned officer who for the past fortnight has been drilling 30 recruits in a small wood on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, noticed a number of baboons, perched in trees, that seemed to be taking the keenest interest.
"Arriving today somewhat earlier than usual, he was amazed to see a 'squad' of about a dozen baboons busily imitating the military exercises they had witnessed. Carrying branches of trees sloped over their shoulders like rifles, they were drawn up in line, while a baboon...
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