CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I A NARROW ESCAPE FROM AFRICAN 



BLACKS . . . . . 3 



II LIONS . . . *'"' . ; 16 



III FIGHTING AN AFRICAN GRASS-FIRE . 34 



IV MY FIRST LION . . . . 47 



V THE WAYS OF THE AFRICAN ELE- 

 PHANT . . . . . 59 



VI CHASED BY AN OSTRICH . . 80 



VII MAULED BY AN ELEPHANT . . 89 



viii "JACKING" ANIMALS . . . 101 



IX A FATAL ENCOUNTER WITH LIONS . 113 



X CROCODILES 126 



XI A BATTLE WITH A TORRENT . .138 



XII HIPPOS 152 



XIII INTERESTING AFRICAN REPTILES . 170 



XIV A FIGHT WITH HIPPOS . . .184 



XV WILD ANIMALS THAT I HAVE "ET" 196 



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