II. THE GAME-i-CARNIVORA', PACHYpERMATA, Etc. il 



great numbers where they are not much harried, and in parts of the Zambesi, 

 Luangwa, and other rivers they will be still found in abundance. They are also common 

 in Lake Nyasa and in other smaller lakes. .• .. : . ■■■ .. • 



They sometimes make themselves disagreeable by attacking native canoes, 

 but in such cases they have probably been wounded. A number of so-called 

 sportsmen make a practice of shooting at them from the decks of river steamers 

 without having the faintest idea as to where to hit them. The consequence is a 

 number are wounded and revenge themselves by attacking the first canoe they see. 



They are very easily killed from a bank when one can shoot straight, which it is 

 impossible to do from a moving steamer or boat. Any modern rifle will kill them, 

 such as a "303, 375, or 256. The best place to hit them is at the back of the head 

 below a line across the base of the ears. Once they have been frightened they will 

 not present this shot, and then the eye will be the place to aim for, the bullet 

 ranging backwards. 



They are usually seen in herds of from three to perhaps twenty animals. Being 

 very heavy animals, they will weigh about three tons. A good tusk will measure 

 about I Sin. on the curve, although I have seen a pair that measured over 3oin. This 

 beast was shot in the Luangwa river by a friend of mine. Their flesh is very good 

 when the animal is young, and often quite a quantity of fat can be got out of a well- 

 conditioned beast. This when boiled down and refined makes good cooking fat. 

 There is not much sport in shooting hippo, but they fill the larder when meat^ 

 is scarce, and they will often be killed for the natives, who are very fond of the meat 

 and especially the fat, when they are allowed to take it. 



Rhinoceros [Rhinoceros bicornis). — Like the elephant and hippo, this animal 

 seems to be out of date, as it has the appearance of the prehistoric beasts that, we 

 see pictures of in natural history books. . . Ih'.m?. 



The white variety does not exist in this country, although it is strange why it 

 should be absent, for it has been discovered in the Congo Free State and in the 

 country to the west of Lake Victoria Nyanza. 



Neither are the colour from which they get their names, for they are both 

 a slaty grey. I remember comparing the stuffed specimens of both species in the 

 Cape Town Museum, and they seemed identical as to colour. 



The Black species walks with its head held high, while the White variety 

 is said to carry its head low. • . . 



The latter is the much higher and heavier made beast, and grows a longer born. 



The food of the Black variety is thorns and leaves plucked from bushes and 

 trees, while the White species feeds on grass. i ;..;.. :.._,c ;,„,.. . .. / 



