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Title: Hunting and trapping stories; a book for boys
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: (Price, J. P. Hyde), 1874- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Hunting
Publisher: New York, McLoughlin bro's
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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oame is si-hted a hunter creeps forward holdmg the cheetah in check with aslip-knot bandage. As soon as the pair come within striking distance of theherd of deer, the hunter slips the bandage from the head and eyes of thecheetah. For an instant it is bewildered but it soon catches sight of itsprey. It approaches the deer in two ways; either it stalks up to them incat fashion, or else it makes a dash for the nearest buck. The speed of thecheetah is very great and it can even catch a deer with a short rush, providedthe latter does not get too much of a handicap at the start. Directly the cheetah seizes its prey the hunter runs up and entices itaway from the body with a ladleful of blood, or else a rag soaked in blood.With a badly trained, or young cheetah, it is sometimes hard work to get itto give up its prey. The size and strength of the cheetah forbid its beingkicked off like a dog; it must be humored.
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O W oo POLAR BEARS. Without doubt the King of the North is the great white Polar Ik-ar.This animal is famous for its great bulk, its strengtli and its magnificent fur.It is a terrible fighter and allows no enemy to encroach upon its domains. The only other animal that can be said to pretend to rule in the northis the mighty walrus. The story is told of a trial of strength between two bears and an old bullwalrus. Now the walrus is easily twice the size and weight of a polar bearand is armed with two enormous tusks. A number of cows and calves wereout sunning themselves upon the ice when two polar bears approached anddecided that one of the little walrus calves would make a nice dinner. Thecows became uneasy and the old bull shuffled from side to side and bellowedwarnings to the two intruders. At length the cows got the calves into thewater and swam away but the old bull was not to be beaten off so easilyand stood its ground. The bears seemed disgusted at seeing their prey get away and

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