. The world of animal life. Zoology. 14° THE WORLD OF ANIMAL LIFE with their curious lasso; but the animal is so heavy, and dashes away with such speed when it feels the noose upon its shoulders, that it will often snap a rope by which a powerful horse would be safely held. The Indians prefer, therefore, to shoot the animal with poisoned arrows, and entice it within range by imitating its peculiar whistling call. The arrows which they use are very. Malayan Tapir small, not much larger than an ordinary knitting-needle. But the poison with which they are tipped is so deadl}', and acts so rapidly
. The world of animal life. Zoology. 14° THE WORLD OF ANIMAL LIFE with their curious lasso; but the animal is so heavy, and dashes away with such speed when it feels the noose upon its shoulders, that it will often snap a rope by which a powerful horse would be safely held. The Indians prefer, therefore, to shoot the animal with poisoned arrows, and entice it within range by imitating its peculiar whistling call. The arrows which they use are very. Malayan Tapir small, not much larger than an ordinary knitting-needle. But the poison with which they are tipped is so deadl}', and acts so rapidly when once it is introduced into the system, that the wounded tapir is sure to fall down and die before it has travelled very far. When a tapir is taken alive it is often domesticated, and tame tapirs are said to be quite common in some of the villages and towns of Guiana. After a time they appear to lose all desire for a wild life, and are permitted to wander where they will. They alter their habits, too, and take to feeding by day instead of by. 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 Smith, Fred, pseud. , ed. London, Glasgow [etc. ] Blackie and son, Ltd.
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