-»i The Hippopotamus 



trcH)-ho]c with n view to l3rinL;inL;' it home nHve — the 

 trap-hole was quite near the coast. Tha attempt mis- 

 carried owinj^" to the animal upsetting" the transport ca^^e, 

 into which he had been driven successfully, and coming 

 to griet. 



The ancients surpassed us all in such matters. They 

 knew how to capture, not hippopotamuses alone, but full- 

 grown specimens of all the other species of African 

 animals, with a view to making them take part in the 

 fights in the arena. 



The intelligence of the hippopotamus is of an extra- 

 ordinarily high order, considering its kinship with the 

 pig. To what a remarkable degree its scent is developed 

 only became known to me tully when I sought to photo- 

 graph the animals at night time. Unless I took the 

 utmost precautions they always got wind of me and 

 moved out of range of my camera, choosing a difterent 

 eQ;ress from the water. 



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