CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XII 

 THE HARTEBEEST AND ZEBRA 



PAGES 



The hartebeest a very ugly-looking animal — Different species — 

 A fine Jackson's hartebeest — The inquisitive kongoni — 

 A nuisance to the hunter — Common lion food — A very 

 keen-sighted and wary animal — Caravan lost and found 

 — The beautiful zebra — Three varieties existing — The 

 Grevy's and Burchell's zebra — The latter the most com- 

 mon wild animal in British East Africa — Enormous zebra 

 herds — They are stupid and forgetful — Very fond of 

 water — Stampeding zebras — The animal's commercial 

 value — Is now purposely being exterminated for its de- 

 structiveness 192-210 



CHAPTER XIII 



HYENAS, MONKEYS, AND PIGS 



The repulsive hyena — Spotted and striped varieties — Hyenas 

 not exclusively scavengers — The beasts as man-eaters — 

 They often hunt in broad daylight — Hyenas as under- 

 takers — Their hideous howl — A cornered hyena — The 

 monkey family — Their destructiveness to crops and gar- 

 dens — The beautiful colobus — Performing monkeys — An 

 all-white colobus — This species never seen in menageries — 

 The ugly baboons — Easily tamed — The giant pig — The 

 hideous wart hog — The mischievous bush pig . . 211-226 



CHAPTER XIV 



AFRICAN REPTILES AND BIRDS 



The deadly puff adder — Curious way of attacking its enemies 

 or prey — Puff-adder poison for savages' arrow points — 

 The powerful python — A monarch among snakes — Step- 

 ping on a python — The big reptile a good tree climber — 



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