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of these animals in their special hamits. An idea of 

 their numbers can best be got from the records of certain 

 well-known travellers. 



In the course of thf^- tanious c^xjiloring expedition of 

 Count Teleki and Herr von Hohnel, which led to the 

 discovery of Lake Rudolph and Lake Stephanie, these 

 sportsmen killed 99 rhinoceroses, the flesh of which 

 had to serve exclusively as food for their mc-n. 



According to trustworthy accounts Dr. Kolb killed 150 

 rhinoceroses before a " faru " got at him and killed him. 

 Herr von Bastineller, who accompanied him for a 

 long time, killed 140. Herr von Eltz, the first com- 

 mandant of the Moshi fort, killed about 60 in the 

 region lying between Moshi and Kahe. In recent years 

 I have been told by colonial police officers ot records 

 which have beaten these. A number ot English sports- 

 men have also brought down great numbers. These 

 striking figures are more eloquent than long disquisitions. 

 They give some notion of the immense numbers of rhino- 

 ceroses there are in German East Africa, and forbid any 

 attempt at pro})hecy as to when the species will be exter- 

 minated. 



It is a curious thing about rhinoceroses that they often 

 break into the midst of passing caravans, causing much 

 alarm and practically inciting the travellers to shoot them 

 down. What with the perfection of our modern rifies, 

 and the ample target provided l;)y their own huge bodies, 

 they are apt in these cases to rush to their own destruction. 

 Without venturing upon a more precise forecast we may 

 perhaps conclude that, if the white rhinoceros was wiped 

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