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which could be slipped over the head of the animal 

 through the mesh, and drawn taut against the end 

 of the bamboo and held by two natives. Although 

 they would wiggle and twist and squirm, they were 

 helpless, and as the net would be unfurled, another 

 loop held by two other natives would then be slipped 

 over its head and as the other loop was allowed to 

 come free from the bamboo, they would take the 

 animal which was now clear of the net and drop it 

 in the rough cage. With the bars fastened and the 

 animal safe, it was ready to be sent on to the near- 

 est kampong. 



This method of course could only be used with 

 the smaller animals. The larger cat animals that 

 were caught in the nets, two leopards and one 

 clouded tiger were so entangled that we put 

 nets and all in the rough cages and then from 

 between the bars, cut enough of the mesh in the 

 net for the animals to free themselves. The larger 

 deer gave us a lot of trouble on account of getting 

 their horns and feet entangled through the meshes 

 and most had to be killed. These we fed to the cat 

 animals, after we had taken our fill. One tapir and 

 calf we got in nets, the other two in pits. The wild 

 boars gave us the most trouble. Whereas the tapirs 

 were timid, the boars were very vicious and could 

 only be put in cages by the same method I used 

 with leopards. With the tigers and leopards caught 

 in set traps, a transportation cage is set close 

 to one end of the trap with two bars raised. 



