. Adventures of a young naturalist. Natural history. CHAPTER XXXI. THE HUNTERS HUNTED—ESCAPE FROM PECCARIES—A JAGUAE HUNT— AN IBIS—THE CAYMANS—THE WILD BULLS. FTER we had finished our breakfast next morning, we embarked our baggage and menagerie, and prepared to depart. I was just going on board the raft when a noise attracted our attention to the forest, and two peccaries rushed past us, pursuing one another. L'Encuerado, taken by surprise, shot at one of the animals without killing it, and we all gave chase. Hardly had we gone a hundred paces, when the Indian, who was in front of us, turned
. Adventures of a young naturalist. Natural history. CHAPTER XXXI. THE HUNTERS HUNTED—ESCAPE FROM PECCARIES—A JAGUAE HUNT— AN IBIS—THE CAYMANS—THE WILD BULLS. FTER we had finished our breakfast next morning, we embarked our baggage and menagerie, and prepared to depart. I was just going on board the raft when a noise attracted our attention to the forest, and two peccaries rushed past us, pursuing one another. L'Encuerado, taken by surprise, shot at one of the animals without killing it, and we all gave chase. Hardly had we gone a hundred paces, when the Indian, who was in front of us, turned right about, shouting out, " To the raft! to the raft!" A noise like the gallop of a troop of horses seemed to shake the ground. A band of peccaries was pursuing us; and as my two companions halted to fire, I succeeded in gaining the raft,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biart, Lucien, 1828-1897; Gillmore, Parker, ed. London. S. Low, Son, & Marston
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