Its flesh was not particularly appreciated ... and if they accidentally killed a yarri they gave it to their old women. In Western Queensland I heard much about an animal which seemed to me to be identical with the yarri here described, and a specimen was once nearly shot by an officer of the black police in the regions I was now visiting [Herbert River].
The flesh of this creature was not well-liked...and if someone accidentally killed one, they would give it to their elderly women. In Western Queensland, I heard about an animal that seemed identical to the yarri described here, and a specimen was nearly shot by a police officer in the regions I was visiting (Herbert River).