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by observation but also indicated by the condition 
of the hoofs. These are horny, round, and smooth 
as a result of travelling on the hard and more or less 
stony ground of the region. But the ¢inga-tinga 
buffaloes have lived in the swamp for years and spend 
practically no time on hard ground; hence the hoofs 
are long, sharp, and unworn as a result of walking 
always in the soft mud and water. All this despite 
the fact that these two herds may actually come in 
contact at the edge of the swamp. Other herds live 
in forest country but come out into the grasslands 
to feed at night, always going back into the forest 
at daybreak. 
In Uganda, where buffaloes are recognized as a 
menace to life and are of no particular value except 
for food, they are officially treated as vermin and one 
may shoot as many as he will. Here the herds had 
increased to an enormous extent and, because of the 
dense jungles and general inaccessibility of the coun- 
try, it was rather difficult to hunt them. While 
elephant-hunting in Uganda we found the buffaloes 
a decided nuisance, frequently coming on to them 
unexpectedly while hot on an elephant trail, some- 
times having difficulty in getting rid of them, not 
wishing to shoot or stampede them because of the 
danger of frightening away the elephants, to say 
nothing of the constant menace of running into a 
truculent old bull at very close quarters in dense 
jungle. The buffaloes actually mingle with the ele- 
phants, each quite indifferent to the other excepting 
that on one occasion we found elephant calves charg- 
