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case you may take it that about two-thirds show 

 outside, but in the case of a shortish thick tusk, 

 not much more than half is visible outside the 

 lips. The root of the tusk begins behind the 

 eye and a little underneath it ; so, if there is no 

 excitement on, and no beastly cows kicking about, 

 one is able by means of a good look through 

 field-glasses to know if one is taking on a big 

 tusker or not. 



As I have said, the old bulls often wander 

 about by themselves some little distance from 

 the herd, only joining up now and again for a 

 short time. The thing" is to locate them when 

 they are away like this by themselves, for then 

 one has not got to keep one's eyeballs continually 

 skinned on the look-out for a bad-tempered cow, 

 who might take one on the hop unawares, and 

 ram one amidships ; but as they are always more 

 or less on the move, it is very difficult for the 

 guide to find them again after he has brought 

 one the news of their whereabouts. 



A wounded bull, if very sick indeed, will very 

 often be helped off by his pals. One gets on 

 each side of him, and they support his tottering 

 footsteps, shoving him along meanwhile ; and it 

 is surprising what progress they make through 

 the thickest bush and grass. 



A very useful shot at a bull going away from 

 one is to aim two or three inches either side of 

 his tail, if one is within say thirty yards ; it rakes 



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