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The rhino was a full-grown female with a horn which 

 we estimated to be about twenty inches in length. It 

 was the opinion of authorities in Africa to whom I told 

 the story of the struggle, that a very large crocodile had 

 taken hold of the rhino's leg and wrapped its tail around 

 some sunken obstacle, thus giving it a purchase, as it 

 were, which enabled it to successfully hold on until 

 reinforced by other crocodiles. 



These enlarged photographs were made from 3;^ X 4J 

 negatives, the " snaps " being taken by my valet, who 

 was acting in charge of the commissary department of 

 the caravan. 



I trust that these photos will reach you in good 

 condition. 



With my sincere regards, I have the honour to be, 



Yours respectfully, 



Max C. Fleischmann. 



To Honorable Theodore Roosevelt, 

 Washington, D.C. 



Remarkable and unusual as vv^as the occurrence 

 witnessed by Mr. Fleischmann, there can be no 

 doubt as to the truth of his most interesting story. 

 The three photographs — all of which are repro- 

 duced in this book — showing the rhinoceros strain- 

 ing against something which was gradually pulling 

 its hind-quarters deeper and deeper into the water, 

 must convince the most sceptical. I fully agree 

 with President Roosevelt that the theory, that the 

 crocodile held the rhinoceros by getting a purchase 

 with its tail round some sunken log, is not tenable, 

 especially as Mr. Fleischmann states that '* the 

 struggle continued on down the stream, the com- 

 batants having moved quite a distance from the 

 original point of attack." 



Personally, I find no difficulty in believing that if 



