The Voyage of the Beagle Chapter 7 - Buenos Ayres and St. Fe Part 2

In which the desolate effects of a great drought in the Pampas are observed to have caused the vast and tragic loss of innumerable animals, leaving the land strewn with bones and shaping the natural history of the region. A voyage down the winding Parana river reveals the habits of curious birds and the lurking jaguars whose presence instils a cautious awe, whilst the political tumults of Buenos Ayres unfold around the author’s attempts to reach the city.