CONTENTS 



PAGES 



Strangely shaped horns — A treacherous brute — The rhino 

 bird — Interfering with railroad building — Its remarkably 

 " fine nose " — Stalking rhinos with the camera — Their 

 much-discussed poor eyesight — A terrible antagonist — 

 On rhino trail in dense brush — An ugly charge — A lucky 

 shot — The rhino's " investigations " — Its different be- 

 havior — A curious charge — A successful hunt — Killed 

 by a female rhino — The destructiveness of the animal — 

 Nightly visits — A narrow escape — The protective " bo- 

 ma " — The rhino a most dangerous beast . . . 130-15 1 



CHAPTER X 



THE LARGER EAST AFRICAN ANTELOPES 



The characteristics of antelopes — Vast herds on the plains — 

 The stately eland — Its favorite grazing grounds — A very 

 wary animal, difficult to stalk — Combined meekness and 

 strength of the eland — A prey unconscious of its power — 

 Eland meat a delicacy — The beautiful roan — A courageous 

 beast — The sable antelope, a much-coveted trophy — Rare 

 in British East Africa — Fierce and dangerous when cor- 

 nered — The curious gnu — Herds of countless wildebeests 

 — A long shot — The gnu possesses great vitality — A 

 tremendous surprise — The intelligence of the wildebeests 



152-172 



CHAPTER XI 



THE LARGER EAST AFRICAN ANTELOPES (Continued) 



The magnificent greater kudu — Hard to secure in British East 

 Africa — Stalking the kudu with camera — The water 

 buck — A new subspecies, the " Cobus defassa tjaderi " — 

 The beautiful impalla — Its marvelous leaps and great 

 vitality — Impalla meat not fit for the table — The lovely 

 oryx — An interesting hunt — The oryx one of the most 

 courageous antelopes — The beautiful Grant's gazelle — Its 

 meat very palatable — The splendid little antelopes too 

 much pursued 173-191 



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