In Wild Africa Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey Through the Sahara Desert
In Wild Africa Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey Through the Sahara Desert
Knox, Thomas Wallace, 1835-1896
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Each rider selects a bird, rides directly at it, and strikes it a heavy blow with his jereed. The ostrich, when struck, falls to the ground. One after another of the flock is knocked down, or, if the Arabs choose, the birds may be taken alive, as they are so exhausted that they can scarcely walk. " " I suppose, " said Ned, "that the bird is taken chiefly for his feathers. " "You are quite right, " said Renaud ; " the chief value of the ostrich is in his feathers, and sometimes a good many franc...s' worth are taken from a single bird. The ostriches that you saw at Tuggurt were probably caught when young in just such a manner as I have described. They were not in fine feather, and therefore it was in- judicious to kill them. " "I've read, " said Harry, "that in times of danger the ostrich buries his head in the sand, or under a bush or rock, thinking he will be safe as long as he can't see his enemy. Is that really true? " " Possibly there may be some truth in it, " Renaud re- plied, "as I've heard of it before.
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