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old, and his hide still retained many of the brown hairs found in the younger animals. 

 It takes them about seven years to become quite black. 



In this country sable will often be found feeding with zebra, and sometimes 

 hartebeest, and I once saw a herd of each species together. It is a noticeable fact 

 that zebra in feeding always face in one direction, all the heads being pointed one way. 

 None of the other game in the country move about like this. It is a strange habit, 

 and is not common to horses, for in a field they will be seen with their heads pointed 

 in different directions. When I sight a herd of zebra I always look at them carefully 

 to try to find an exception to this rule, but as yet have not succeeded in doing so. 



When zebra are startled they may change their position and stand facing 

 different ways, but they seldom do so when unmolested. 



The day I saw the sable, zebra, and hartebeest together was one I shall always 

 remember. They were feeding in a dambo (plain), near a pretty stream, edged with 

 bamboos and palms. It was a sunny, still morning, and the sight of these lovely 

 animals feeding along peacefully in their native wilderness was one that will always 

 be fixed in my memory. 



I did not break the spell, but after watching them for over half-an-hour I went 

 on, and left them in peace. It seemed a shame to put a blot on that picture of 

 natural life by shedding blood. 



NATIVE POT. 



