CONTENTS 



PAGES 



the beast — The watchfulness of the clumsy pachyderm — 

 Sometimes a dangerous enemy — Killed by a river hippo — 

 The animal a menace to shipping — Declared a " vermin " 

 in Uganda — Basking hippos — Stalking the river-horse 

 with the camera — Watching for the carcass — A foolhardy 

 swim — A trophy lost — The destructiveness of the hippo — 

 Its large tusks 87-102 



CHAPTER VII 



THE AFRICAN OR CAPE BUFFALO 



A very useful family — Different species — A grand beast — One 

 of the most dangerous animals — The buffalo a very wary 

 beast — A great disappointment — A successful hunt — Why 

 the natives fear the buffalo — His great vitality — Recently 

 declared a " vermin " in Uganda — The courage of the 

 buffalo — A lucky shot — The buffaloes increasing . 103-113 



CHAPTER VIII 



LEOPARDS AND CHEETAHS 



Are there different species of leopards ? — The black leopard — 

 Powerful and destructive beasts — Much feared by the 

 natives — The leopard as man-eater and undertaker — A 

 plague to the natives — More cunning than the lion — 

 Native leopard traps — Catching the big cat — A long shot — 

 Using the Maxim gun-silencer — A dangerous antagonist 

 — Trained cheetahs for sport — The doglike animal not 

 destructive — Courageous when wounded or cornered — A 

 very keen-sighted animal — Asgar's cheetah chase — The 

 animal partially protected 1 14-129 



CHAPTER IX 



THE AFRICAN RHINOCEROS 



Five different species of rhino — The white and the black Afri- 

 can rhino — Two different types of the black variety — 



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