. edwith a number of ttf Both banks were dotted with hippopotamus trap-, over everytrack which these animals have made in going up out of thewater to graze. The hippopotamus feeds on grass alone, and,where there is any danger, only at night. Its enormous lipsact like a mowing-machine, and form a path of short-croppedgrass as it feeds. It is never seen to eat aquatic plants or tusks seem weapons of both offence and defence. The hip-popotamus trap consists of a beam five or six feet long, armedwith a spear-head or hard-wood s
. edwith a number of ttf Both banks were dotted with hippopotamus trap-, over everytrack which these animals have made in going up out of thewater to graze. The hippopotamus feeds on grass alone, and,where there is any danger, only at night. Its enormous lipsact like a mowing-machine, and form a path of short-croppedgrass as it feeds. It is never seen to eat aquatic plants or tusks seem weapons of both offence and defence. The hip-popotamus trap consists of a beam five or six feet long, armedwith a spear-head or hard-wood spike, covered with poison, andsuspended to a forked pole by a cord, which, coming down tothe path, is held by a catch, to be set free when the beast treadson it. Being wary brutes, they are still very numerous. Onegot frightened by the ship as she was steaming close to the its eager hurry to escape it rushed on shore, and ran directlyunder a trap, when down came the heavy beam on its back,driving the poisoned spear-head a foot deep into its flesh. In. CARACA L.
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