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Having once wounded an animal it should never be left as long as there is any 

 possible chance of finding it. 



If obliged to leave the spoor at night, the beast may stiffen in the night and be 

 found next day, if it has not been killed by hyaena or jackal. 



When vultures are seen they should be watched, as they may be hovering over 

 the wounded or dead animal, marking its position. 



If they are seen early in the morning, it is always worth while approaching up 

 wind carefully, as a lion might be seen on a kill. 



Wounded buck, especially sable and roan, should be approached warily. 



Sometimes when following spoor of elephant, a spot of mucous dropped will 

 show the spoor is fresh. With the head wound at elephant with small bores, meaning 

 ■303 to '256, blood is not seen on the spoor. 



An elephant, either from the way he holds his head or the insignificance of the 

 hunter, seems blind to his approach, but he has acute hearing and powers of smell. 

 When after bigger game reedbuck should be avoided, as they give the alarm, as 

 also do certain birds. 



Native names for the leader of a herd may be of use, and so we append them : 



Chinyanja — Mpongo. 

 Chiyao — Mbangwe. 

 Swahili — Ndumi. 



They are generally used to denote the finest male in a herd, but are also used to 

 denote any exceptionally fine male among animals and sometimes birds. Thus a fine 

 male pigeon is called Mpongo. 



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