THE ANIMALS OF THE FOREST. for* 



or agouti, however, does not dive, but, like the 

 fox, is very wily. Going in at one end of a log 

 and out at the other, he often escapes while the 

 huntsman is looking round. If chased he will 

 run along the shallows of a creek to hide his 

 scent from the dogs, or swim over and back again 

 several times for the same purpose. He never 

 runs straight when pursued, but doubles, often 

 hiding until a dog has passed and then making 

 off in a different direction. Like the fox he has 

 been hunted for a very long period, and like 

 Reynard has grown wiser with every generation. 

 The accumulated experience of past ages has 

 made him as cunning to evade his pursuer as it 

 has made the Indian and his dog knowing in their 

 trade as hunters. 



Most of the forest animals living on the ground 

 readily take to the water, in fact, some are almost 

 amphibious. The deer, however, although he 

 swims easily, cannot dive or move fast in that 

 element. His home is on the savannah, and 

 when there he can easily get away from the dog, 

 but if driven to cross a broad river he is lost. The 

 Indians hunt him as they do some other game, 

 one man with his dog driving him to the creek, 

 where another stands ready in a canoe to capture 

 the poor creature as he goes to cross the stream. 



