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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 



GUANACOS ON SKY-LINE 



at a fortnight old give the hounds some trouble to overtake 

 them. Young guanacos, when cut off from the herd, can be 

 approached by man. This morning I succeeded in galloping 

 between one and the herd to which it belonged. 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 

 fearlessly 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 May 13, 

 1 90 1, written in the canadon of the River Katarina at the upper 

 end of the north-west arm of Lake Argentino, as follows : 



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

 quainted with man. They were extremely wild, not allowing me 

 to approach within six hundred yards. I to-day hunted these 

 guanacos with the idea of observing whether they would take to 

 the water, or perhaps pass into the forest, which was plentiful in 

 patches. They did neither, but kept to the bare cliffs on the edge 



