rnr.sr.nr.iTfox of mammal skixs 



thry ;iiv often shot while they 

 are in deep water, where they 

 may sink to the bottom or float 

 down stream. Because of this 

 many fine specimens have heen 

 lost. The surest way is to sur- 

 prise and shoot them on shore, 

 if possible. This must he done 

 at night howexer, as during the 

 day they readily scent approach- 

 ing danger and rarely lea\(" the 

 water. The liest method then- 

 fore in shooting the hippo is to 

 plan the work at a point where 

 the carcass if it drifts down 

 stream, will lodge in the shallows 

 or on a sand bar. Then the 

 "boys" (natives) gather abont 

 and roll it as near the shoie as 

 possible. But even tluui it is 

 likely that all the measm-ing 

 and cutting up must be done in 

 the w^ater. 



After careful taking of notes 

 and measurements, the carcass 

 is skinned. The African natives, 

 and especially those of the Wa- 

 kamba tribe, are very skillfid 

 with tiie knife and are of great 

 assistance in this work. One 

 boy, in particidar, could take a 

 specimen as large as a zebra, 

 skin it perfectly, with the legs 

 "round" (that is, not cut), salt, 

 dry and fold it for carrying. 



Not a scrap of flesh goes to 

 waste as the natives are decid- 

 edly carnivorous. If se\cral 

 animals have Ijcen killed all the 

 meat is carried to camp, and 

 after the choicest parts have 



Photograph by James L. Clark 



Giraffe (female) of the five-horned variety. 

 Photographs and color studies are made for 

 use in the later mounting of the .skin. 



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Photogra jjlt Inj Juiins L. Clurl: 



Inipalla, considered by many the most beau- 

 tiful l)uck in Uritisli East Africa 



