. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. 8 KATUMAL MlaTUkY. Gaboon Eiver was the Itige/m. Tliis is an animal like the Oiang-Utan, but muoh exceeding it in size, being five feet high and fom- feet across the shoulders. Its jiavv was said to be even more dispro- portioned iu its breadth, and one blow of it is said to be fatal. It is commonly seen by the natives. when they travel to Kaybe, lurking in the bush to destroy passengers, not to eat them, for it feeds principally ou wild honey, which ; Sometimes, the natives assert, when a company of villagers are moving rapid
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. 8 KATUMAL MlaTUkY. Gaboon Eiver was the Itige/m. Tliis is an animal like the Oiang-Utan, but muoh exceeding it in size, being five feet high and fom- feet across the shoulders. Its jiavv was said to be even more dispro- portioned iu its breadth, and one blow of it is said to be fatal. It is commonly seen by the natives. when they travel to Kaybe, lurking in the bush to destroy passengers, not to eat them, for it feeds principally ou wild honey, which ; Sometimes, the natives assert, when a company of villagers are moving rapidly through the shacks of the forest, they become aware of the presence of the formidable Ajk; by the sudden. 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 Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. London [etc] Cassell & Company, Limited
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