. Beasts and men, being Carl Hagenbeck's experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animal training; Menageries; Zoological specimens; Zoos. MY LIFE IN THE ANIMAL TRADE 21 pay a visit to the land of white men. The party was com- posed of a family of four persons, and two young bachelors. The paterfamilias, a gentleman of about thirty, rejoicing in the name of Ukubak, not only brought with him his obedient spouse and his two little daughters, but also the totality of his worldly goods. These consisted of dogs, sledges, tents, weapons, household implements, two canoes, and so forth. The
. Beasts and men, being Carl Hagenbeck's experiences for half a century among wild animals;. Animal training; Menageries; Zoological specimens; Zoos. MY LIFE IN THE ANIMAL TRADE 21 pay a visit to the land of white men. The party was com- posed of a family of four persons, and two young bachelors. The paterfamilias, a gentleman of about thirty, rejoicing in the name of Ukubak, not only brought with him his obedient spouse and his two little daughters, but also the totality of his worldly goods. These consisted of dogs, sledges, tents, weapons, household implements, two canoes, and so forth. The Green- land Eskimos, who have been well described by Nansen, are more ad- vanced in civilisation than their kindred of the Far North, these latter beinor in an extremely primitive stage of evolution, being unacquainted even with the " Kayaks," or canoes, which play such a promi- Ukubak and his family. nent part in the life of the South Greenland natives. The Greenlanders are, of course, under the protection of the Danish Government, and they have adopted the Christian religion. Nevertheless, their mode of life is not really very different from that of their ancestors when Greenland was first recolon- ised by the Scandinavians in the eighteenth century. They have not been greatly altered through contact with Europeans. They are still expert and, enthusiastic hunters, pursuing with great zest the numerous species of seals which inhabit the Arctic regions. For this purpose they make use of curious and highly characteristic boats, which they term "Kayaks". The kayak is a canoe constructed of skins, and is completely. 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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