The Forest Exiles, Or, the Perils of a Peruvian Family Amid the Wilds of the Amazon
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The Forest Exiles, Or, the Perils of a Peruvian Family Amid the Wilds of the Amazon

The Forest Exiles, Or, the Perils of a Peruvian Family Amid the Wilds of the Amazon


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889* edition. Excerpt: ... stomach. The tongue, which was more than a toot in length, and nearly as thick as a quill, was again thrown out, and again drawn back; and this operation she continued, the tongue making about two "hauls" to every second of time. Now and then she stopped eating, in order to give some instructions to the little one that was seen closely imitating her, and with its more slender tongue dealing death among the termites. So very comic was the sight that Leon could not help laughing at it as he sat upon his perch. An end, however, was put to his merriment by the sudden appearance of another animal--ore of a different character. It was a large, catlike creature, of a reddish yellow or tawny color, long body and tail, round head, with whiskers, and bright, gleaming eyes. Leon had sejn that sort of animal t store, he had seen it led in strings by Indians through the streets of Cuzco, and he at once recognized it. I was the puma--the maneless lion of America. The specimens which Leon had seen with the Indians had been rendered tame and harmless. He knew that; but he had also been told that the unima in its wild state is a savage and dangerous beast This is true of the puma in some districts; while in others the creature is cowardly, and will flee at the sight of man. In all cases, however, when the puma is brought to bay, it makes a desperate fight; and both dogs and men have been killed in the attack. Leon had not been-frightened at the tamanrir. Even had it been a savage creature, he knew i; could not climb a tree, though there are two smaller species of ant bears in South America that can; and he therefore knew he was quite safe on his perch. But his feelings were very different when the red body of the puma came in sight. It could run up the...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781151237194
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 84
  • Spine Width: 4 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1151237191
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jul 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 168 gr


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