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Kangaroo hunt-Ferocity of that animal-Use of its tendons-The culinary parts-Haunts of the kangaroo-A death struggle-Dissection of a kangaroo-Preservation of human fat-Ascent of trees in pursuit of game-Parrots and cockatoos-The emu-The native porcupine-Species of ophthalmia, termed the blight-Leave the Tumat country-Banks of the Murrumbidgee-Aborigines-Water gum-tree-Kangaroo rat-The fly-catcher-The satin bird-Sheep stations-Colonial industry.
On arriving at the plain, having the dogs with us, we started a kangaroo; [108] (the common species, or _Macropus major_ of Shaw; _Kangurus labiatus_, Geoff.; ) the dogs pursued, but we stopped our horses, for a young kangaroo was lying tranquilly upon the grass, apparently unconscious of danger; the stock-keeper, who accompanied me, alighted and secured it. To prevent escape, he tied the hind legs, and then placed it upon the ground; the animal, however, contrived to make off, and we had some difficulty in re-capturing it. Occupied with the young, we forgot the old one, and, as the dogs returned unsuccessful from the chase, it must have either outrun them, or perished in the river which was near; for when closely pursued, these animals run towards a river, (when one is near,) and dash into it without hesitation. Should the water be deep, they instantly sink and perish; if shallow, they remain in it, keeping their pursuers at bay.