The morning times., 1896-04-12
Hunting ~
Wild
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copyrighted 1886. ~ Cleveland Moiiatt.)
II is u remarkable thing that Paul Du
CbaiIu who. III his earlier years, gained
such fame from his explorations IN Cen
traI Africa and from the thrilling recital
Of bis adventures nas not cared in the
period OF his mature manhood 10 renew
his experiences in the sane field He
enjoys talking about lions. tigers. eie-
plants and goriiIas and other biz game.
but is well content 10 leave them IN The
forest jungle While he treads the path
ways Of civilization and enjoys The life
If great CfIie-- Almost equally remark
able is the Indifference Of this thorough
Freucbnlan 10 tire charms Of Paris aH,t
bis own country. and has decided prefer
ence for the Western continent. he IScs
Americans better than Frenchmeu, ne
likes New York better tuan Paris. and.
as u place 20 rest IN for the summer he.
likes New London better than any spot
on earth.
Finding myself beside ". Du CEJIl!u aJ
d resort in better Bohemia sometime ago,
l finally. but nos without difficulty. Grew
him away from his favorite topic OF the
Vikings, aHf induced nim 70 tell me some
thing about the big animals OF far-awa
lends which he has hunted 50 many times.
He spoke fiucutIy in English, but with
GaIlc animation. and 10 was fine sicaU
TO see this little man. browns kinned. vv,i
preserved, and full OF kindly humor. light
up as he called 10 mind those stirring ijmrs
| of long ago.
We talked eoriIlas for a while and ne
expressed no sympathy with the Ddr,viuian
theory. regarding the distance between man
and these big apes a TOO great to be spaHned
by any step OF science. To his notion here
is little that suggests the human form in
the anatomical structure OF the gorilla
the animal having great difficulty in
maintaining its equilibrium on its hind
legs and always going down on its haunthes
almost sitting down when about 10 attack.
And Vet he admitted that the animals Fe-
markabe facial resemblance TO man. ID
spite OF It's rCpul>ivc hideOusness. always
made him feel Il certain sinking of heart
on killing a gorilla Nor could he look
without feeling upon a dead gorilla. NJ
Du Chaillu remembers killing a gorilla
/ that stood nearly SIX feet in height. ard
| had a reach of the arms OF nine feet. lis
/ large toe was as thick Is mans wrist,
while the bands. with their great claws,
had strength to crush a mans skull OF
( diSembOwei him with single blow. HehId
heard a gOTiIla's roar three miles off
The grown male is often shy AMI Du
! Chaillu has hunted one all day unsucce>S-
I fully, although sure that the ape was aVotl-
( ing him. once met. however, the animal
never retreats and a life OF death combat
( eBSucs- 1t is a terrifying thing to see n
/ gorilla make ready 10 attack, its round,
| bullet head. covered with reddish hair
I thrown forward from the black body, its
/ features cOnvUl>cJ with rage, the small
\ deep-set eyes cleaning malignantly. 5pd
/ the fanss Of the heavy Jaws shOwin. be-
! tween tenSeIy drawn lips. What adds 90 the
I excitement is the necessity, owing to the
J deuseleSs OF the jungle where gOrillas Jre
/ found. of holding ones fire until the laSt mo-
/ ment hunter never diSCharging his piece
[ from longer distance than eight yards.
( while from fourteen to eighteen feet Is he
ordinary gorilla range.
4 final point is that gorilla meat. .i5rS
, red in color, Is esteemed deiicJcy hy
/ natives and experienced hunters
The tiger is the greatest fighter in the
: Jungle, and seems To know its superiority
over other animals. one indication OF this
being found in the straight course IT takes
in going 10 watering place, is trail
I moving ahead mS wervingly wiIile the
I tracks Of other animals show breaks and
hesitations from various alarms \ tiger
/ has all the strength OF the lion with the
advantage of greater quickness and cum
| ming.
Tigers might he called the cannibalS
| among wild beasts. hence it is a we'll
established fact that the males often de-
! YOUR their own cubs and in some instances
their females.