. Beasts and men, being Carl Hagenbeck's experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animal training; Menageries; Zoological specimens; Zoos. BEASTS AND MEN decked over except for a small hole amidships. The canoe- man, who propels his little vessel with a double-bladed paddle, sits himself in this hole, which he exactly fits and completely fills up, his legs being- hidden beneath the foreward decking. In this position the Eskimos are able to execute a most remarkable manceuvre. If the canoe be upset, the man is, of course, still firmly fixed in his hole, and is then hanging head downw
. Beasts and men, being Carl Hagenbeck's experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animal training; Menageries; Zoological specimens; Zoos. BEASTS AND MEN decked over except for a small hole amidships. The canoe- man, who propels his little vessel with a double-bladed paddle, sits himself in this hole, which he exactly fits and completely fills up, his legs being- hidden beneath the foreward decking. In this position the Eskimos are able to execute a most remarkable manceuvre. If the canoe be upset, the man is, of course, still firmly fixed in his hole, and is then hanging head downwards from the upturned boat. But so skilful are they that, when this accident occurs and they find themselves immersed, they are able by means of the paddle to right the canoe and in this way save themselves from drown- ing. As may be well imagined, the ability to perform this feat is an absolute necessity to the Greenlanders in their native haunts, for in rough weather the small kayaks are naturally very liable to capsize, and any one who is less adept than his fellows will pay the penalty with his life. Ukubak was a wonderfully expert canoeman, and used fre- quently to upset and then right his kayak for the edification of the visitors to my Gardens. He re- garded it as a joke, and never grew tired of re- peating the performance. The proceeding did not even cause him any dis- comfort, for, like all his Ukubak's wife. ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ dressed in waterproof clothing which, as I have said, completely filled. 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 Hagenbeck, Carl, 1844-1913. London, New York [etc. ] : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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