Panama and the canal . n any other animalin the jungle. It is a small, fat, slow-moving animal, about two feettall 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 tipof the ears. The tapirs arehunted usually dur-ing the rainy sea-sons, when theycome 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 beenspeaking can all be seen in tlie Panama wo
Panama and the canal . n any other animalin the jungle. It is a small, fat, slow-moving animal, about two feettall 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 tipof the ears. The tapirs arehunted usually dur-ing the rainy sea-sons, when theycome 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 beenspeaking can all be seen in tlie Panama woods by thosewho have the time to spare to look for them,the casual traveler who passes from Colon toPanama City may not see them at all. But it would notbe difficult for anyone to see the alligators that are com-mon in nearly all the streams and rivers. If we had time to spare and wanted a little excitement,we might join an alligator hunt. These dirty beasts inhabit Panama Water Lizard. Alligators HUNTING ALLIGATORS 67. 68 TROPHIES the swampy streams and can often be seen as they sun them-selves upon the banks. They he there motionless, muchlike old rotten logs half buried in the mud. If anyone of usmade a mistake and jumped out on one, his visit to Panama
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