The nuMikoy. luuiied "J. T. .Junior." was captured on 

 the Tana River in tlic first montli of the expedition's 

 travels and remained a member ol' llie party throiigliout 

 the two years — often the most lielpful menilier in the 

 good clieer he furnished. In the climb of Mount Kenia 

 he was stricken witli mountain sickness at 15,000 feet 

 elevation and had to be sent back 



easy inspection range of 

 our outlook. During the 

 time we were engaged in 

 watching these elephants, 

 the middle ground was oc- 

 cupied by two herds of 

 buffaloes and as we went 

 down to look the elephants 

 o\-er at the foot of the hills, 

 we jumped the third herd 

 of buffaloes in the bam- 

 boos. There were over 

 three hundred in all. 



It is generally under- 

 stood that large Inill ele- 

 phants are more frequently 

 to be found apart from the 

 herds, l)ut our experience 

 does not bear this out. 

 Three bulls that we have 

 shot having tusks each 

 weighing one hundred 

 pounds or over, have been 

 herd bulls. In Uganda we 

 often found bulls unaccom- 

 panied by cows, singly and 

 in small herds numbering 

 up to fifteen individuals, 

 but it was not among these 

 that we found the largest 

 tusks. We have found the 

 large old bulls enjoying the 

 society and protection of 

 large herds of cows and 

 young animals. 



One splendid old bull 

 well-known in Uganda, 

 who has been seen by 

 many hunters, is so well 

 protected by a large herd 

 of most aggressive cows, 

 who charge at the slightest 

 intimation of danger, that 

 he still survi\-es. These 



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