Hunting and trapping stories; a book for boys . water, it will not give up until its victimsstrength gives out and it drops dead. A lynx prefers to attack a single ibex, for then its work is naturallyeasier. Most of the mountain goat tribes, however, go in small herds, orfamilies, and if a lynx sees a flock of them with a number of horned males, itleaves them alone, as an attack would simply scare the flock and the lynxmight get badly mauled. The lynx knows enough to await its chance. THE CHHETAH AT WORK The Cheetah or Hunting Leopard is a long legged member of the catfamily, hailing from Indi
Hunting and trapping stories; a book for boys . water, it will not give up until its victimsstrength gives out and it drops dead. A lynx prefers to attack a single ibex, for then its work is naturallyeasier. Most of the mountain goat tribes, however, go in small herds, orfamilies, and if a lynx sees a flock of them with a number of horned males, itleaves them alone, as an attack would simply scare the flock and the lynxmight get badly mauled. The lynx knows enough to await its chance. THE CHHETAH AT WORK The Cheetah or Hunting Leopard is a long legged member of the catfamily, hailing from India. It seems to be a bit leopard, bit serval and bitpanther. It stands higher on its feet than the leopard but it is not nearly asstrong nor as canning in its ways. The cheetah has been trained by men for hunting purposes, usingsomewhat the same method as with our greyhound in coursing rabbits. Thecheetah is carried to the hunting field blindfolded, and often in a cart for thesake of handling it easier. It is chiefly used to run down deer. When. oame is si-hted a hunter creeps forward holdmg the cheetah in check with aslip-knot bandage. As soon as the pair come within striking distance of theherd of deer, the hunter slips the bandage from the head and eyes of thecheetah. For an instant it is bewildered but it soon catches sight of itsprey. It approaches the deer in two ways; either it stalks up to them incat fashion, or else it makes a dash for the nearest buck. The speed of thecheetah is very great and it can even catch a deer with a short rush, providedthe latter does not get too much of a handicap at the start. Directly the cheetah seizes its prey the hunter runs up and entices itaway from the body with a ladleful of blood, or else a rag soaked in a badly trained, or young cheetah, it is sometimes hard work to get itto give up its prey. The size and strength of the cheetah forbid its beingkicked off like a dog; it must be humored.
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