. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States and the Antilles in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. i: in. M i i,.,^s 3G2 EXPLAXATOHY IXDEX. springing up, sat on its hind legs, and graspod .at me witb its huge fore-claws, I sprang quickly to one side, and thus escaped. Thinking that it was good eating, I shot it, but the Indians said that it was not wholesome food, althouuh. from the great interest they took in seeing it killed, I tho
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States and the Antilles in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Zoology; Zoologie. i: in. M i i,.,^s 3G2 EXPLAXATOHY IXDEX. springing up, sat on its hind legs, and graspod .at me witb its huge fore-claws, I sprang quickly to one side, and thus escaped. Thinking that it was good eating, I shot it, but the Indians said that it was not wholesome food, althouuh. from the great interest they took in seeing it killed, I thought it was. [Waterton says that its tlesh is good eating.] "These large Ant-eaters are very dangerous customers, and have been known to kill men. William told me tiiat an. GREAT ANT-BEAR t:i' 1,^; 11 Indian, living near Roraima, w^as hunting in the forest to the north of that mountain with some others, armed with his long blow-pipe. In returning home, considerably in advance of the rest of the party, it is supposed that he saw a young Ant-eater, and, taking it up in his arms, was carrying it home, when its mother gave chase, overtook, and killed him; for, when his companions came up, they found him lying dead on his face in the embrace of the Ant-bear, one of its large claws having entered his heart. In the struggle he had managed to stick his knife behind his back into the animal, which bled to death, but not before the poor fellow had succumbed to its terrible hug. m- iif« H':. 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 Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865. London : Macmillan
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