IN AFRICAN FOREST AND JUNGLE 



more likely to come and seek for his mate than a 

 female is.'* 



That night as I was watching I suddenly saw a dark 

 spot moving not far from where I stood. Suddenly I 

 saw the eyes of a leopard looking like burning coals. 

 He had come to look for his mate. But he had not 

 advanced far towards the houses when I fired and 

 killed him. 



Andekko, who had been fastened inside Rogala's 

 house, was let loose and came bounding towards us. 

 He had heard the sound of the gun, and knew that 

 something was up. At the sight of the dead leopard 

 his hair stood straight up, and then before we knew it 

 he was on the body of the beast with his teeth fastened 

 in its throat. 



In the morning I said to Rogala, " Bring Ndova to 

 look at the leopard." He went after the monkey and 

 soon came back with Ndova in his arms. At the sight 

 of the leopard Ndova sprang from Rogala's arms, and 

 in an instant was up a young tree, the hair all over his 

 body standing upright. He glared at the dead leop- 

 ard, uttering at the same time sounds of rage. We 

 could not make him come down from the tree until 

 we had taken away the leopard from the place. Then 

 he descended and hid away in the house of Rogala. 



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