Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-13
CATCHING WILD ANIMALS
BY FRLDEAIo J. HAsKIH.

.o,f fatally This frenzy is resumed the
approach to rope him. operation that Is
obviously of the greatest danger and delicacy And
once he is trapped roped and safely Gagged he must
still be carried miles of desert. or through I'M
penetrable swamps and jungles to the sea- He must
be carefully fed route. and 1t Is a great problem
to keep healthy strange and unnatural quar-
tiers. To be of any value wild animal must be in
when he is delivered to the circus
or zoo. The losses are heavy enough even among
healthy animals
The problems of transportation are not so bad in
of the hunting of cats as in those OF some
of the bigger The task of getting hip
popotamus a rhinoceros giraffe through miles
of jungle or over leagues of desert be imagined
1t especially difficult in the Of animals like the
former, which need large quantities of water, and
frequent baths of drawbacks such as these
capture of cubs instead of mature animals Is often
practicable.
The taking of lion dangerous
than the capture grown lions, for Honess with
Young is probably the most savage trucuen beast
EARTH with the possible exception Of a she-bear
with family The is carefully marked down and
the approach cautiously to entice the lioness
Some attempt is occasionally made to take her
alive it is usually enough of task to put her
out of the way loss the would-be captors.
the cubs cautiously Melted for they display
a surprising strength savagery a early
age. They raised the milk of goats, flock
animals being trailed after the expedition for
the purpose.
Tigers and leopards captured by methods SINH
lar to those employed lions. The commonest
way of taking the rhinocerous or the hippopotamus
brighten away shoot the mother and capture
the young animal. The giraffe nowadays is often
taken with the rope. He is an animal of
temperament, easily terrified, but comparatively
doce after he has become accustomed to new surround
ings.
The elephant is probably the most intelligent of
the wild kindred. is caught only for exhibit
ton purposes but in India for a work animal The
usual method of capture that country is by
Of drive xada xuffh sin is h1ilt
tremendously heavy and strong. Then line of thou
sands beaters encoses a large of jungle and
draws upon the stockade with a wild waving of
torches shouting and shooting OF guns The terrified
elephants toward the only dark and quiet side
of circle which leads to the stockade. In their
bewilderment, many of them rush through the gate.
which is dropped behind them. Getting them out is
a wild and dangerous business. After they have quiet
down a little, drivers enter the enclosure tame
elephants. Each wild animal is hustled between two
tame who seem to understand their duties thor
oughly The elephant learns quickly, and in most
is domesticated.
The capture of the apes-the balloons orangs goril-
las and chimpanzees-is Of the most interesting
of the business. These creatures highly
excitable and especially in the Of the chimpan-
ices, display almost human emotions. The animals
who the trap crowd around their unfortunate
brethren chatterng frantic advice and commseration.
The who caught bewail their lot and implore
frghtful. The bigger apes. the balloons and
gorillas exceedingly dangerous from
Uap ana many COLLECTOR carries the ScaSS OF their
teeth. 1t has been found almost impossible to keep
gorillas in captivity. All the apes
temperamental and if they are left in loneliness will
often pine and die.
the of most of them, the company of other
apes is what is needed but the chimpanzee
thrive equally we'll human society. The intelligence
of these animals is almost Several Of
the big dress and undress themselves sleep in
bed under blankets take their with knife and
fork. Almost without exception they are devotedIy
attached to their keepers. In fact the affection
even the most savage animals display for in
charge of them speaks volumes for the way the ami
mails in zoos treated and for.