Alfred Moreland, the would-be traveller, an account of the larger quadrupeds, by the author of 'The moral budget of my uncle Newbury'.1839 |
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Page 175 - The hunters go in pairs, the foremost man carrying in one hand the horns and part of the skin of the head of a deer and in the other a small bundle of twigs against which he from time to time rubs the horns, imitating the gestures peculiar to the animal. His comrade follows, treading exactly in his footsteps and holding the guns of both in a horizontal position so that the muzzles project under the arms of...
Page 126 - ... brought into Europe from Peru and Chili. They were fed in their journey with potatoes, maize, and hay. Only eleven of these reached Cadiz, and two of these soon died. The wool of one kind of llama was longer and six times heavier than that of any other variety. When the Spaniards conquered South America, the llama was the only beast of burden which the natives possessed. Its flesh was eaten by the Indians, and its wool was woven into cloth. The Spaniards rode on the llamas, and employed them...
Page 137 - ... went through his cheek, for it certainly did not seriously injure him, as he instantly rose upon his legs, with a loud roar, and placed his paws upon the soldier's breast. At this moment, the animal appeared to me...
Page 29 - ... scanty food with the prowling wolves of those inclement regions. On one occasion, when they had captured a moose-deer and had buried a part of the body, the wolves absolutely dug it out from their very feet, and devoured it, while the weary men were sleeping. On another occasion, when the travellers had killed a deer, they saw, by the flashes of the Aurora Borealis, eight wolves waiting around for their share of the prey ; and the intense howling of the ferocious animals, and the cracking of...
Page 37 - This species of animal has long abounded in the above countries, while the Asiatic lion, on the contrary, has only been known within a few years. The average height of the tiger is about three feet, and the length nearly six feet. The species, however, varies considerably in size, and individuals have often been found much taller and longer than the lion. The peculiar markings of the tiger's skin, are well known. On a ground of yellow, of various shades in different specimens, there is a series of...
Page 37 - ... two tiger cubs were brought to him while stationed in the Ramghur district in India. They had been found, with two others, by some country people, during the absence of the mother. Being put in a stable, they made a loud noise for several nights, till at length the tigress arrived to their rescue, and replied to them by the most fearful bowlings. The cubs were at last let loose, in apprehension that their mother would break in ; and in the morning it was found that she had carried them off to...
Page 137 - Our dread now was, that if we fired upon the tiger, we might kill the man. For a moment there was a pause, when his comrade attacked the beast exactly in the same manner as the gallant fellow himself had done : he struck his bayonet into his head. The leopard rose at him : he fired, and this time the ball took effect, and in the head. The animal staggered backwards, and we all poured in our fire.
Page 26 - Wolves in the northern regions sometimes measure six feet from the nose to the tip of the tail. The...