The world of the great forest; how animals, birds, reptiles, insects talk, think, work, and live (1900) (14748349662)

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Title: The world of the great forest; how animals, birds, reptiles, insects talk, think, work, and live
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Du Chaillu, Paul B. (Paul Belloni), 1835-1903
Subjects: Animals
Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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lly the kongoo succeeded in landing with his prey,feeling much exhausted. Then, with his powerfulhook-like beak, he tore the fish and disentangled hisclaws; then he made his meal by holding the fish fastto the ground with his claws and picking his body. After this he flew to the perch by his nest. Hismate was upon it, and he said to her: Dear, I havehad an awful time since I left you. I hooked a fishthat was deeper in the water and stronger than I be-lieved, and he almost pulled me under. I thought itwas all up with me and that I was to be drownedand should never see you again. But thanks to mypowerful wings, I am safe. Then he settled uponthe nest to take the place of his mate, while she flewaway to get her meal of fish. In due course of time three little kongoos came outof their shells, to the delight of the two old ones.Now all their care and love were to be for these threelittle ones. As they grew big and their appetites andthe amount of food to satisfy them had increased with 280
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The kongoo^ using all his strength ifith his icings,gave several flaps THE KONGOO their size, the old kongoos had to work hard to feedthem. All the fishing eagles on the Eliva Mononhad to work hard also, for every nest had a family,and the fish had a hard time. The eagles, after catching a fish, would fly towardtheir nest, then hover over it, saying, Here I am,dear little ones. I have food for you. The young kongoos, hearing their parents, wouldlook up and cry or shriek louder than they didbefore, with their mouths wide open to show howhungry they were, and were not pacified until foodwas given to them. The noise the little ones madeduring a great part of the day throughout the wholeneighborhood was great indeed. Our three young ones grew very fast, feathers weretaking the place of their gray down, and in time thelarge feathers on their wings had grown almost enoughfor them to try to fly. While the two kongoos wereperched by their nest one day, Mrs. Kongoo said toher mate, I am going