YOUNG BULL ELEPHANT, UGANDA FOREST 



As an elephant herd approaches in the forest, there may be an appalling din, the scuffling of 



the grreat feet among dry leaves, the crashing of brush as the great bodies plough 



through, trumpeting and squealing as the beasts quarrel, play and feed. The 



din is likely to be augmented by troops of monkeys in the trees, baboons, 



chimpanzees, and chattering hornbills. The hunter under screen 



of tall brush may approach within a few yards, but if any 



member of the herd hears the click of the camera 



or receives a whiff of tainted air, a warning 



shrill squeal is heard and — there is 



silence, followed by a charge 



if the hunter be 



discovered 



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