ATTITUDE OF WILD ANIMALS TOWARDS MAN 237 



up between me and the herd and stalk along", uttering" his peculiar 

 neighing- cry. There were numbers of young guanacos among 

 these herds. These very quickly attain considerable speed, and 



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at a fortnifjht old o^ive the hounds some trouble to overtake 

 them. Younor o-uanacos, when cut off froni the herd, can be 

 approached by man. This morning I succeeded in galloping 

 between one and the herd to which it belong-ed. He allowed me, 

 on horseback, to come within six yards, but on a dog appearing in 

 the distance he at once dashed away. Young guanacos, when 

 separated from the herd, will follow a troop of horses, running 

 fearlesslv beside the riders." 



In contrast to the above I give a record of another meeting 

 with these animals at a later date. I find in my diary on Ma\- 13, 

 1 90 1, written in the cafiado7i of the River Katarlna at the upper 

 Q\\<\ of the north-west arm of Lake Argentino, as follows : 



" I saw two herds of guanacos, which were certainly unac- 

 quaint(;d with man. The\" were extremely wild, not allowing" me 

 to aj)proach within six Inmdrcd yards. I io-tla\" hunted these 

 guanacos with the idea of ol)st'r\ing whether they would take to 

 the water, or perhaps j)ass into the forest, which was i)Icntitul in 

 patches. They did neither, but kept to the bare clitTs on the eilge 



