. Beasts and men, being Carl Hagenbeck's experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animal training; Menageries; Zoological specimens; Zoos. 242 BEASTS AND MEN ing the marsupial with her trunk ; and they hated to be separated from one another. Other cases I have already re- ferred to in preceding chapters : as when a male elephant made friends with a little pony mare, or when a crowned crane became intimately associated with an American ostrich. I also had an instance of friendship between a drake and a gull. The life has its shady side too, for there is no end of jealousy accompanyin
. Beasts and men, being Carl Hagenbeck's experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animal training; Menageries; Zoological specimens; Zoos. 242 BEASTS AND MEN ing the marsupial with her trunk ; and they hated to be separated from one another. Other cases I have already re- ferred to in preceding chapters : as when a male elephant made friends with a little pony mare, or when a crowned crane became intimately associated with an American ostrich. I also had an instance of friendship between a drake and a gull. The life has its shady side too, for there is no end of jealousy accompanying the various demonstrations of affection. Among the most interesting inhabitants of the park are the walruses, who live in the Arctic Panorama. Arctic travellers are un- animous in recor- ding that these animals in a wild state are very un- pleasant to meet, and occasionally extremely pugna- cious. If they are irritated, they will often attack a boat and en- deavour to cap- size it with their mighty tusks. For modern sportsmen, armed with weapons of unfailing accuracy, the walrus has, however, lost most of his terrors. His powerful weapons of defence avail him little. Even the primitive Eskimos succeed in slaying these aquatic monsters. They first harpoon them, and then, as soon as they can come to close quarters, attack them mercilessly with lances, the animals soon succumbing from the countless wounds inflicted upon them. The walrus has very rarely been exhibited in captivity ; and I may therefore consider. 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 Hagenbeck, Carl, 1844-1913. London, New York [etc. ] : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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