Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . CAMEL OF ARABIA. for the purpose of carrying sufficient water to last it for a number ofdays. It can drink and then go a long time without any apparent incon-venience. The Arabs, who cross tropical deserts, also have a way ofcarrying water in skin bags, which, although not very palatable after anumber of days journey, is, nevertheless, better than none at all. Theaccompanying engraving show
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . CAMEL OF ARABIA. for the purpose of carrying sufficient water to last it for a number ofdays. It can drink and then go a long time without any apparent incon-venience. The Arabs, who cross tropical deserts, also have a way ofcarrying water in skin bags, which, although not very palatable after anumber of days journey, is, nevertheless, better than none at all. Theaccompanying engraving shows a traveller in the desert leading hiscamel, and among the various articles with which the beast is loaded, wemay be sure there is a supply of water. Andersson mentions another remarkable animal, sometimes sought by: the hunter : Wild boars were rather numerous along the Omuramba, and/frequently afforded us excellent coursing. The speed of these animals is 668 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. surprisingly great. On open ground, when fairly afoot, I found the dogsno match for them, and yet some of my curs were rather swift of dogs, nevertheless, dodged them at times successfully; at others. TRAVELLER AND CAMEL CROSSING THE DESERT, they came willingly to bay. They fight desperately. I have seen wildboars individually keep off most effectually half a dozen fierce have also seen them, when hotly pursued, attack and severely woundtheir pursuers. We killed occasionally two, and even three of them, in
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