CONIENTS XXV 



pigs — Donkeys more resistant to tse-tse fly poison than horses or cattle 

 — Tsc-tse flies active on warm nights — Kffect of tse-tse fly bites on 

 human beings ........ Pages 149-177 



CHArri^.R X 



NOTES ON THE I',[,ACK OR I'Rl'.ll ENSn,E-Ll J'lMCI ) R H INOCIOROS 



Character of tlie black rhinoceros- -Its [)ractical cxlcrniinalion in South 

 Africa at a very trifling cost to human Hfe— No case known to authnr 

 of a lioer hunter having l)een killed by a black rhinoceros — Accidents 

 to Knglish lumters — Harris's opinion of and experiences with the black 

 rhinoceros— Seemingly imnecessary slaughter of these animals — Large 

 numbers shot by Oswell and Vardon — Divergence of opinion concerning 

 disposition of the two so-called different sjjccies of black rhinoceroses — 

 Experiences of (Gordon Cumming, Andersson, and Haldwin with these 

 animals — Victims of the ferocity of the black rhinoceros extraordinarily 

 few in South Africa — The author's experiences with these animals — 

 Sudden rise in the value of short rhinoceros horns- Its fatal effect — 

 Dull sight of the black rhinoceros — Keen scent — Inf|uisitivcness — Blind 

 rush of the black rhinoceros when wounded— An advancing rhinoceros 

 shot in the head — Author chased by black rhinoceroses when on horse- 

 back — Curious experience near Thamma-Setjie — Black rhinoceroses 

 charging through caravans — Coming to camp flres at night — Author's 

 doubts as to the extreme ferocity of black rhinoceroses in general- -- 

 Testimony of experienced hunters as to the character of the black 

 rhinoceros in the countries north of the Zambesi — Captain Stigand 

 severely injured by one of these animals — Experiences of Mr. Vaughan 

 Kirby — Extraordinary number of black rhinoceroses in East Africa — 

 Experiences of A. H. Neumann and K. J. Jackson with these animals — 

 Views of Sir James Hayes-Sadler — (jreat numbers of rhinoceroses lately 

 shot in East Africa without loss of life to hunters — Superiority o( 

 modern weapons — I'residcnt Roosevelt's letter- -Mr. Meischmann's 

 remarkable account of a combat between a rhinoceros and a crocodile — 

 Possible explanation of seeming helplessness of the rhinoceros 178-204 



CHAI'TKR XI 



NOTES ON I'lrE OlKAI'ri': 



Appearance of the giraffe — Not a vanishing species — Immense range — 

 Habitat — Native mounted hunters—Destruction of giraffes and other 

 game by Europeans Necessity of restraining native hunters Discussion 

 as to the possibility of the giraffe existing for long periods without 

 drinking — Water-conserving tubers — Wild water-melons — Habits of 

 ele|)hants after much persecution — Possible explanation of the belief 

 that giraffes can dispense with water — (Giraffes seen in the act of 

 drinking — (iiraffes absolutely voiceless — Partial to open, park-like country 

 — Difficult to approach on foot — Giraffes very keen-scented — Hunting 

 giraffes with Pushmen trackers — l''xhilarating sport — Pace of the girafl'e 

 — The easiest way to kill giraffes- — Driving wounded giraffes to camp — 



