Tuesday, August 4, 2015

In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," what indian animals does Helen Stoner say are living on the estate?

Helen Stoner tells Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson that her step father Dr. Roylott of the family of Stoke Moran liked to keep the following animals:



"He has a passion also for Indian animals, which are sent over to him by a correspondent, and he has at this moment a cheetah and a baboon, which wander freely over his grounds and are feared by the villagers almost as much as their master."



A cheetah is an atypical member of the cat family in that it cannot climb trees like other members of its species. It is the fastest land animal with a phenomenal speed of acceleration from 0 to 103 KMPH in just 3 seconds.


A baboon is a wild monkey.

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