Panama and the canal . , as it was centuries ago in Old Mexico. Native hunters usually track them to their burrowswith dogs, which give notice if an occupant is at hunter then using his bush-knife as a pick, and hishands as a shovel, commences with the utmost dispatchto dig out the animal, which all the while endeavors toescape by scratching deeper into the ground. It is a racebetween the armadillo and the man, and an even chancewhich succeeds. The tail is the first part seized by thehunter, and then after a short struggle, the victim suc-cumbs. The flesh of the armadillo is tender, w
Panama and the canal . , as it was centuries ago in Old Mexico. Native hunters usually track them to their burrowswith dogs, which give notice if an occupant is at hunter then using his bush-knife as a pick, and hishands as a shovel, commences with the utmost dispatchto dig out the animal, which all the while endeavors toescape by scratching deeper into the ground. It is a racebetween the armadillo and the man, and an even chancewhich succeeds. The tail is the first part seized by thehunter, and then after a short struggle, the victim suc-cumbs. The flesh of the armadillo is tender, white, andusually esteemed adelicacy. The flesh of the tapir also is used for food bv The Tapir some ofthe Indians in vari-ous parts of CentralAmerica. This ani-mal is common inthe jungle of Pana-ma, though here the San Bias Indians seldom hunt for the armadillo it is very different from any animal withwhich we are familiar in the United States. In fact, it isseldom found even as far north as the City of Mexico,. A Native of Panama. 66 AN UGLY BEAST Neither is it to be seen in most parts of South America. So that we may think of the tapir as more truly a native of Panama and the nearby countries than any other animal in the jungle. It is a small, fat, slow-moving animal, about two feet tall and four feet long. The color is blackish-brown, lighter on the head and passing into pale brown on the cheeks, the edges ofthe lips, and the tipor the ears.*.-ii^ The tapirs are hunted usually dur- L__j^lli^^»-™«w«fe«a^- J ing the rainy sea- Panama Water Lizard. SOnS, wlicn they come down fromthe hills into the low valleys to feed on the coarse grassby the river banks. Dogs run them down for the huntersand they are then shot or killed with spears. Though the various animals of which we have been speaking can all be seen in the Panama woods by those who have the time to spare to look for them. Alligators the casual traveler who passes from Colon toPanama City may not see them at
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