. 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. •M'l KXPLANATORY INDEX. sprlngini? up, sat on its hind legs, and gra>ptd at me with 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, although, from the great interest they took in seeing it killed, I thought it wa
. 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. •M'l KXPLANATORY INDEX. sprlngini? up, sat on its hind legs, and gra>ptd at me with 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, although, from the great interest they took in seeing it killed, I thought it was. [Waterton says that its flesh is good eating.] " These large Ant-eaters are very dangei'ous customers, and have been known to kill men. William told me that an. "M^ v'v'SS'-.' ' AM MKAII. I ' Indian, living near Roraima, was 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, 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 , one of its large claws having entered his heart. In the struggle ho had managed to stick his knife behind his back into the animal, which bled , but not before the poor fellow had succumbed to its terrible 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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