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was out shooting with two Dyaks, when we found another 

 about the same size. It fell at the first shot, but did not 

 seem much hurt, and immediately climbed up the nearest 

 tree, when I fired, and it again fell, with a broken arm and 

 a wound in the body. The two Dyaks now ran up to it, 

 and each seized hold of a hand, telling me to cut a pole, 

 and they would secure it. But although one arm was 

 broken and it was only a half-grown animal, it was too 

 strong for these young savages, drawing them up towards 

 its mouth notwithstanding all their efforts, so that they 

 were again obliged to leave go, or they would have been 

 seriously bitten. It now began climbing up the tree again ; 

 and, to avoid trouble, I shot it through the heart. 



On May 2d, I again found one on a very high tree, when 

 I had only a small 80-bore gun with me. However, I fired 

 at it, and on seeing me it began howling in a strange 

 voice like a cough, and seemed in a great rage, breaking off 

 branches with its hands and throwing them down, and 

 then soon made off over the tree-tops. I did not care to 

 follow it, as it was swampy, and in parts dangerous, and 

 I might easily have lost myself in the eagerness of 

 pursuit. 



On the 12th of May I found another, which behaved in 

 a very similar manner, howling and hooting with rage, and 

 throwing down branches. I shot at it five times, and it 

 remained dead on the top of the tree, supported in a fork 



