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Title: The world of the great forest; how animals, birds, reptiles, insects talk, think, work, and live
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Du Chaillu, Paul B. (Paul Belloni), 1835-1903
Subjects: Animals
Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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was not at first aware that a ntoto hadjust seen him, but all at once he scented danger, andmade off with the utmost speed, hoping that he hadnot been seen, and would escape with his life. The ichneumon knew the danger he had toencounter. He knew that his enemy had terriblylong poisonous fangs, and if the omemba succeededin biting him he would surely die. But this thoughtdid not make him afraid. On the contrary, it madehim more fierce, though also very cautious and pru-dent. He followed the omemba, taking care not tobe seen, and suddenly with lightning-like swiftness heattacked him, imbedding his teeth firmly in the backof his neck, his claws firmly holding the ground, andin two or three bites had almost severed the omembashead from his body and had broken his spinal column,thus preventing him from crawling any more. Onlythe quivering of his body showed that life lingered fora few seconds. After killing the omemba and gloating over hisvictory, the ichneumon continued his way, and soon
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He attacked him^ emheddiug his teeth firmly ui theback of his neck THE NTOTO, OR ICHNEUMON saw another omemba, which was a much longer andslender one, of a black and yellow color. He wascoiled and ready to spring on any unsuspecting preythat should come within his reach. At the sight hiscoarse reddish-brown spotted fur once more stooderect, and he sprang at once to the attack. The ntotos are wonderfully agile in their move-ments when they attack. They dodge every time theomembas prepare to spring upon them. Their quickeyes seize every motion and every intention of theiradversary. At the ichneumons approach the snake rose partlyfrom his coils in great fear, for he knew that theenemy he dreaded most was to attack him, and thathis life was in great danger. But he watched closelyhis opportunity to spring upon his enemy and coilround his body, and squeeze him to death. The ichneumon knew this, and moved so quicklyfrom one place to another that the eyes of the snakecould not follow him. It

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