Evening star

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the island, and we had search made

for specimens. There are no fierce

beasts of prey in Haiti, and these little

remnants of the shadowy past have

j lived on unmolested through the cen5

turies from the time of the ant eaters.

"They are the size of a large rabbit,

have tails like a rat, a long proboscis,

claw feet, and short, wiry hair. They

live on eggs, small birds and grubs.

As pets they are of no value. I tried

to play with them, but never had response

of any kind. They are hann"

less, but stupid and uninteresting. We

brought away eight specimens. Five

I sun 1 veu me voyage. we gave tnree

to the Zoological Park in New York,

and brought a pair to our National Zoo

here. The latter lived longer than those

in New York, but all are now dead.

1 "You can see the pair, which lived for

five months in Washington, among the

I stuffed specimens at the Smithsonian

Institution. 1 fear they will soon be

extinct, for with the recent :?ocidentul

importation into Haiti of the mongoose

there is danger of extermination of

i the solenodon.

"In my travels I have tried to collect

rare flora and fauna in the interest of

science. I am not afraid of animals,

and in my extensive journeyings in

the untrodden byways of South America

I have found few to fear. A huge

jaguar once showed signs of being

nasty in temper, but the puma slunk

away at our approach, and later returned

to steal our bacon. Yes, I go

armed, but rarely use a weapon. I have

never had encounters with either wild

men or wild beasts.

"The only creature which inspires

real fear and repugnance in me is a

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1915). Washington, D.C., 1915-09-12. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1915-09-12/ed-1/?sp=46

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1915-09-12.