What were some of his strange adventures?

One incident occurred in 1820 when he captured a cayman, (South American alligator) over three metres in length. Waterton's description of how he jumped onto the cayman and rode it to the shore made certain that his later book received plenty of attention and increased his reputation for eccentric behaviour.

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