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Title: The world of the great forest : how animals, birds, reptiles, insects talk, think, work and live
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Du Chaillu, Paul B. (Paul Belloni), 1835-1903 Gleeson, Joseph M. (Joseph Michael), 1861- Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953
Subjects: Animals
Publisher: London : John Murray
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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, a vivid flash pierced through the forest,and the thunderbolt struck the tree next to theirs.The nginas gave a terrific yell of alarm. Theyfled, and wandered about in the darkness, for theycould not see their way well. Suddenly the bigngina stepped on a huge python and gave anotheryell; but before the serpent could attack him, hegave him a terrible bite and killed him. Ere longthey found another good tree for sleeping in, andascended it for the rest of the night. They were delighted when morning came. Whatan awful night we have had! the old fellow said tohis mate. That is the first time in my life that Ihave seen lightning strike so near us. We have nar-rowly escaped with our lives. In the course of the day they came to a part ofthe forest where the ground was soft. The big nginasaw the footprints of a njego. At this sight his hairstood erect on his body, this being a sign of fear andanger. Looking at his mate, lie said, Here are thefootprints of a njego. Then both inspected them 136
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He gave him a terrible bite THE NGINAS ADVENTURES closely and she said, We must be careful to-night,for the njego makes such tremendous leaps that oneis never sure of his life. It happened that the njego was famished on thatday, and left his lair before the night had come, toprowl in the forest in search of prey, for the leopardcan see in the daytime, though he sees much betterat night. The big ngina, who was on a tree busyeating fruit, suddenly saw the njego coming towardhis tree. At this sight his hair became erect again,his eyes showing some fright at first, but he recoveredhimself speedily, and soon they looked full of anger.He remained silent and waited for the leopard topass under his tree. He had not to wait long, andthen, quick as an arrow, he fell upon the njegos backand with one of his powerful vise-like feet seizedthe nape of the leopards neck with such force, hold-ing it down, that the leopard could not move hishead, and with his other foot on his back near histail he held

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