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kindly, primitive people, in geographical and zoological research, ex- 

 ploration, and hunting. 



The general scarcity of mammal life along these famous rivers was 

 surprising. So many rubber gatherers live here that the country has, 



Fig. 75. — Border marker between Brazil and Venezuela, with govern- 

 ment officials of both countries. Photograph by La \'arre. 



in fact, been hunted out, and the natives themselves are often hard 

 pressed for food. Pacas and peccaries were plentiful, and numbers 

 were shot for use in the camp. Tapir tracks were crossed several 

 times, and small deer were occasionallv killed bv the natives. 



