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woultL be beneficial to the beast's cout, J jilae-i'il 

 bimin a terjge tttl>o^ w#t^ t Ire waamwh fright- 

 ened al his Mtiia^oii^ and sooift 'began tc^ display 

 a marked hydtdp<Ml)lc sj^nptom, but not tlie 

 ivd^t attt'iii]>t wns made to iiiflntf Hu.' poiicli, 

 tlioLigh he was frequently submersed, Thisaui- 

 inal is destitute of clieek pouches as a reservoir 

 foi^food. 



Wlieu sh'einnju', he lii't^ alouuv citlhT ou the Side 

 or bai'k, ri'stijiii' tin.- liead ou tlu' Juiud;i, and is 

 always desirous of retiring to rest at sunset; it was 

 at tliis time lie would approach me uncalled for, 

 sK^akiug a ]^eemlwt beting, cMrprag noise ; an 

 iadicatloii ih^ lie wished to be taken into the 

 cabin to be put to bed. Before! ;u.bnitted Idrn 

 into my cabin, after having hrudy stood against 

 his jjiteous beseeching tones and cries, hr woidd 

 go up tlie rigging and takeiuphii repo>iug place 

 tor ^ night in the maintop. wonld 



(1 sup[)ose I'rom bis npproximation to civiliza- 

 tion) indulge in bt'd some time alter sunris*', :iud 

 tVocpiently when 1 awoke 1 luive seen him lying 

 on hi& bat^, ^ ^^^a ^^'^^^ stretched ont^ and, 

 with ejes open, appearing as if kmed in deep 

 reHeetioil^ At sunset, when he was desirous of 

 retii'ing to rest. Iw wttuld appvoai h hi.s Irii ud'^, 

 uttering his peculiar chirping note, a beseeching 



