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animals alive to another country. The first 

 great difficulty is in reaching, or even get- 

 ting near, the almost inaccessible places where 

 it generally delights to live. The best hunt- 

 ing time is in September or October, just 

 before the rainy season comes in, but the 

 primary object being to get these animals 

 alive, there must be no shooting done ; to cap- 

 ture these animals when they are quite young 

 is next to impossible. 



A few years ago the New York Zoological 

 Society determined to have some Eocky Moun- 

 tain lambs caught in Alaska and sent a man 

 with a white guide and three Indians to 

 catch them. One fine May morning the party 

 climbed to the most rugged crag of the Knick 

 Mountains, and, after stupendous trouble and 

 many dangers, caught three lambs and car- 

 ried them most carefully down to the valley. 

 With the very greatest care and attention, 

 and most careful watching, the little creatures 

 lived only a few days; all three were much' 

 too delicate. Another time seven were caught, 

 but all died before getting on board. Finally, 



