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which could be slipped over the head of the animal 
through the mesh, and drawn taut against the end 
of the bamboo and held by two natives. Although 
they would wiggle and twist and squirm, they were 
helpless, and as the net would be unfurled, another 
loop held by. two other natives would then be slipped 
over its head and as the other loop was allowed to 
come free from the bamboo, they would take the 
animal which was now clear of the net and drop it 
in the rough cage. With the bars fastened and the 
animal safe, it was ready to be sent on to the near- 
est kampong. 
This method of course could only be used with 
the smaller animals. The larger cat animals that 
were caught in the nets, two leopards and one 
clouded tiger were so entangled that we put 
nets and all in the rough cages and then from 
between the bars, cut enough of the mesh in the 
net for the animals to free themselves. The larger 
deer gave us a lot of trouble on account of getting 
their horns and feet entangled through the meshes 
and most had to be killed. These we fed to the cat 
animals, after we had taken our fill. One tapir and 
calf we got in nets, the other two in pits. The wild 
boars gave us the most trouble. Whereas the tapirs 
were timid, the boars were very vicious and could 
only be put in cages by the same method I used 
with leopards. With the tigers and leopards caught 
in set traps, a transportation cage is set close 
to one end of the trap with two bars raised. 
