...of the water. The Indians told us that they would " fish with horses " (embarbascar con caballos).1 We found it difficult to form an idea of this extraordinary...makes the fish issue from the mud, and excites them to the attack. These yellowish and livid eels, resembling aquatic serpents, swim on the surface of the...

...the Indians, and forced to enter the water. The scene which ensued is thus described by Humboldt. " The extraordinary noise caused by the horses' hoofs,...combat. These yellowish and livid eels, resembling aquatic serpents, swim on the surface of the water, and crowd under the bellies of the horses and mules....

...gymnoti. The Indians, therefore, told us that they would 'fish with horses,' ' embarlascar con cavallos? We found it difficult to form an idea of this extraordinary...Savannah, which they had been scouring for wild horses and iiiuK's. They brought about thirty with them, which they forced to cuter the pool. "The extraordinarynoi.se...

...would have enfeebled the gymnoti ; the Indians therefore told us, that they would ' fish with horses. ' We found it difficult to form an idea of this extraordinary...excites them to combat. These yellowish and livid eels resemble large aquatic serpents, swim on the surface of the water, and crowd under the bellies of the...

...water. The scene which ensued is thus described by Humboldt. " The extraordinary noise caused by 539 the horses' hoofs, makes the fish issue from the mud,...combat. These yellowish and livid eels, resembling aquatic serpents, swim on the surface of the water, and crowd under the bellies of the horses and mules....