. Beasts & men; being experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animals. THE OSTRICH-FARM AT STELLINGEN 269 arrived safely at their destination, and were then turned loose by the Rajah in his garden. So quickly did they become accustomed to their new surroundings that they at once be- gan to breed, and there was soon a large family of young chickens. In fact they multiplied so fast that the Rajah,. Riding an ostrich. some time afterwards, wanted to sell some of them to one of my agents who was travelling in Nepal last year. I did not take them, however. What with the long journey
. Beasts & men; being experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animals. THE OSTRICH-FARM AT STELLINGEN 269 arrived safely at their destination, and were then turned loose by the Rajah in his garden. So quickly did they become accustomed to their new surroundings that they at once be- gan to breed, and there was soon a large family of young chickens. In fact they multiplied so fast that the Rajah,. Riding an ostrich. some time afterwards, wanted to sell some of them to one of my agents who was travelling in Nepal last year. I did not take them, however. What with the long journey and high freight the transaction could not have been profitable, even if he had presented them to me free of charge. I only now narrate the story in order to show how, in a favourable. 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 : Longmans
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