THE BIG GAME OF AFRICA 



The destructiveness of the baboon is very great and he 

 is, therefore, much hated both by settlers and natives. 

 His chief menu consists of roots, fruit, and tree-gum, but 

 he seems to be equally fond of insects, birds' eggs, and 

 small reptiles. It is fortunate for the agriculturist that 

 the baboon has other enemies than man, for the favorite 

 dish of the leopard is said to be the meat of baboons. 

 These monkeys are very easily tamed, and soon follow 

 their captors around like dogs. They are often taught 

 to perform all sorts of tricks, and one of the cutest 

 " shows," that I have seen, was exhibited in front of the 

 hotel in Nairobi by two Hindoos, who had a small troop 

 of well-trained baboons. 



There are in East Africa two prominent species of the 

 pig family, which are ordinarily met with by the sports- 

 man. These are the Bush Pig and the still more common 

 Wart Hog. Both of these animals are quite numerous in 

 most parts of the Protectorate. The bush pig is hardly 

 worth shooting, but the hideous-looking head of the wart 

 hog, with its enormous tusks, makes it a rather interesting 

 hunting trophy. The bush pig is not so often shot by the 

 white man, for it appears to be more strictly nocturnal in 

 its habits than the latter. It is also more fond of dense 

 jungles and large forests, and, therefore, not often seen 

 by the hunter, for the animal is very wary, has very fine 

 hearing, and excellent scenting qualities. As it is living 

 mostly in dense jungles, it is able to hear or scent the 

 oncoming sportsman long before the latter catches a 

 glimpse of his prey. The bush pig is somewhat smaller 

 than the ordinary domesticated pig, and is of a reddish 



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