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of volcanoes in the world as well as the greatest aggregation 

 of animal life, that we entered. What could be the relation 

 between the cataclysm that caused this enormous rift and the 

 existence of most abundant animal and vegetable life known ? 



Under this rift, probably a hundred miles deep, are 

 masses of tumbled rock that still generate heat at millions 

 of points of contact. Hot springs and earthquakes exam- 

 ples of injury and repair of the earth are frequent in this 

 region. 



The friction in this pile of upheaved rock causes a melting 

 and vaporization of rocks, and the eruption of volcanoes, 

 great and small, spreads ash over thousands of square 

 miles. This volcanic ash is a mixture of all the elements in 

 the rocks. Chemically, it is a perfectly mixed soil, so uni- 

 formly pulverized that rain is absorbed and held, so light 

 that oxygen enters into it easily; therefore roots may stretch 

 out in any direction, and the result is the abundant vegeta- 

 tion that supports abundant animal life. 



Thus Maji Moto camp had a setting of plentiful grass, 

 ample water, great swamps, vast forests yielding every 

 kind of vegetation from grass and flowers to scrub growth 

 and dense jungles. Among the trees were mimosa and 

 acacia, which supported the long-necked giraffe, dense 

 bush and open plains where the rhino roamed, enormous 

 forests in which elephants fed, swamps of coarse grass that 

 hid buffalo, and impenetrable marsh, the habitat of the 

 hippopotamus. 



In plains near by were giraffe, eland, kongoni, impala, 

 gerenuk, hartebeest, kudu, zebra, wildebeest, oryx, stein- 

 bok, Thomson's and Grant's gazelles, dik-dik, and wart- 

 hog. Patrolling the plains like sanitary police were ostriches, 

 greater and lesser bustards, and crested cranes, all of which 

 derived their living from locusts, lizards, toads, and the 

 many small animals found on the plains. 



On the shores of the lake fed many varieties of ducks, 

 marabou, and European storks and the beautiful pink 



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