■242 EXPEDITION INTO [Ciup. XXVII. 



small stream, a cameleopard was killed by a lion, 

 whilst in the act of drinking, at no great distance 

 from the waggons. It was a noisy affair^ but an 

 inspection of the scene on which it occurred, proved 

 that the giant strength of the victim had been para- 

 lysed in an instant. Authors have asserted that 

 the king of beasts is sometimes carried fifteen or 

 twenty miles, " riding proudly" on the back of the 

 giraffe; but notwithstanding the amazing and ac- 

 knowledged power of this superb animal, I am 

 greatly disposed to question his ability to maintain 

 so long a race under such merciless jockeyship ! 



