Hunting Wild Animals with the Camera
(IltOl'P OF LEOPARDS WATCHING FOH PltHY,
I UNTINO wild nnltnnlR with tho
camera passed I ho fml stage long
ngo. NnluratlHtH for many ycnrH
wcro forced to Htuily tho denizens
of tho wlldn under dllltcilItlcH
nnd learned of their wnyH and np
pcnriuico only from such upccimens iih
could exist In captivity or from tho
rcmnlns of thoso which full hefora tho
rlllo of tho hunter. Obviously, tho
reHulta derived from study of this sort wcro
most unsatisfactory nnd sclenco looked for
hotter inothodH. It dawned upon somcono
that tho camera might help. To think was
to act, nnd n man holder than tho rost took
his picture mnchlno Into tho woods. Slnca
then many Intrepid explorers nnd Investi
gators havo gono out with camera In ono
hand nnd rlllo In tho other, searching out
tho bennls, birds nnd reptiles of tho earth
In their hahltat. Not an accessible plnco
lias been spared. Tho Jungles of Asia,
Afrlcn nnd South Amorlcn, tho forosts of
tho Amazon, tho Congo nnd tho Zambesi,
tho fastneescB of tho Himalayas, tho Hock
los nnd tho Andes havo been ponotrntcd by
theso enthusiasts, who havo brought back
with them actual photographs of tho strong
est, wildest, most timid nnd most tierce of
nil animate life.
Ono may think calmly enough of snap
ping a camera at n grizzly bear or an ele
phant ns It lumbers through tho woods or
jungle. Hut doesn't It stir tho pulso to
contemplate taking tho photograph of a
man-catlng Hon or tiger, whllo tho great
snvago beast is preparing for its spring?
Yet theso feats havo been accomplished.
In ono Instnnco tho lion was actually be
wildered and lied Ignomlnlously, Just nftcr
u good picture had been tnken. Think of
asking a gorilla to "look pleasant, please,"
whllo you aim a lense ol him. Ho Is tho
monarch of his forest home, nnd rules by
forco. Your Intrusion is not welcome, and
his ronr of rngo Is nmplo evidence that
ho thinks you ought to "go nwuy back and
sit down," and go quickly. Hut Mr. Gorilla
has been photographed, oven whllo ho was
beating his breast in sullen defiance. So
has tho ournng-outnng, tho near cousin of
man, who tins animal strength and ferocity
coupled with human cunning. Not only
theso, but hundreds of other beasts, birds
and snakes havo been hunted down by tho'
photographer-naturalist and excellent pic
imi.NOCKIlOS IN HIS NATIVE JUNGLE.
turcs obtained. The results have been
gathered together and are now published
for the benefit of tho people In general.
"Tho Living Animals of tho World" Is
tho title of a new nnd complete natural
history. Tho work contains cuts of nil
known animals, made from photographs
taken In their native lairs, nnd text written
by the highest known authorities nnd most
eminent explorers. Tho Interest now tnken
In natural history Is widespread and Intelli
gent to n degree never known before, nnd
nny publication thnt purports to present tho
animal world In n nuw nnd clearer way Is
suro of n welcome nnd ns wldo an nc
ceptnnco as It deserves.
Nothing is more essential to tho success
ful presentation of animal life nnd habits
than good pictures. The universal Interest
of tho public In zoological gardens, travel
ing menageries and museums, the educa
tional valuo of which Is moro and moro
strongly recognized, arises not only from a
natural curiosity, but also from tho need of
seeing tho real creatures or their pre
served embodiments, in order properly to
understand nnd realize tho descriptions of
animals and their ways with which books
by C. Held, I
YOUNG MALE CIIOE.MA UAIJOON l'hoto
of exploration and travel, school treatises
and current literature nro nowndnyn
crowded. Without such help, Indeed, the
study of zoology would bo practically Im
possible, and thereforo pictures have al
ways been considered necessary to books
of natural history. Too often, however,
they havo been sorry treatises upon tho
reality, reflecting tho Imaginations of tho
draughtsman rather than tho truth of na
ture. Thcro is much truth In tho anecdote of
tho German, French and American writers
commissioned to give an account of tho
South African lion. The German hastened
to the library nnd buried himself In books
treating of tho subject. Tho Frenchman
went to the zoological gardens, planted
himself with paper and pencil beforo tho
captive Hon and watched him cat, sleep
and pace his cage. Tho American took his
camera, gun and grip nnd sailed to South
Africa, tracked tho animal to his hunting
ground and lair, focusing nnd snapping tho
camera at him. On his return bo not only
wroto nn accurate account, but showed
photographs of what ho himself had seen,
namely, tho African Hon at home.
Tho American struck the keynote of tho
situation; ho guvo tho exoct, absolute truth.
It was tho omission of this keynote In all
of our present natural histories thnt In
duced tho publishers of "Tho Living Ani
mals of tho World" to produco this now
work, founded on this Idea, nnd In which
every animal should not only bo described
by nn authority on the subject, but that
theso articles should bo accompanied by
photographs taken under tho same condi
tions as those made by the American of
our anecdote.
Photography applied to tho Illustration of
tho life of bca3ts, birds, fishes, Insects,
corals nnd plants Is at unco tho most at
tractive nnd mast correct form of Illustra
tion. In "Tho Living Animals of the
World" it Is used on a scale nover beforo
equalled In any previous publication. With
out exaggeration, it may bo said 'that tho
subjects photographed havo been obtained
from every part of tho world. Tho more
distant Islands of the Southern ocean, tho
great barrier reef of Australia, tho New
Zealand hills, tho Indian Jungle, tho South
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Tho above leaves very little to bo said, as tho pictures show far better than words can tell the excellence of this establishment, and as Omaha has been tho homo of theso young men for a number
of years, whuro thoy havo boon engaged In their business for about eight years, they aro too well known to need an Introduction to the public.
Mr. Drolley Is at present our county coroner, which spoaks volumes for hlra.
Mr. Dorranco 1b one of the moat pleasing of men, and every one can be assured that they will attend to any business left In their care in an up-to-date manner.
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