[ Every once and a while, she glances back to see if one has appeared. She's never seen them before either, but she has a feeling she'll know when they see one, so for whatever reason, she's not too concerned about that either. ]

Perhaps... we could do one better and capture one?

[ To be let go, hopefully, or cared for. Yet even as she says that, she feels it easier said than done. ]

If not, I can always find a book about them and their habits, and we can come back another time. I would not mind taking that hike again.