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during the daylight hours; a dangerous, tragic world. 

 Next day we would find evidences of the fact. I have 

 seen killed by lions the remains of every sort of creature 

 except buffalo and rhinoceros. Lions are said oc- 

 casionally to kill even buffalo, though rarely. 



I had this evening a long camp-fire talk at the gun- 

 bearers ' fire. I tried to describe to them the different 

 sorts of big game we have in America. It was very 

 difficult to visualize for them such a creature as a 

 grizzly bear; he was so entirely outside their experience. 

 I should like to see the mental image my dilution 

 through the Swahili left in their minds. In turn they 

 told me of their own peoples, and their childhood, and 

 the bwanas for whom they had carried weapons. 



Morning, 61; noon, 73; night, 70. 



August 23. — Off at the first gray of dawn before I 

 could see about me. A very high wind came up soon 

 after sunrise. In the hollows I found the game fairly 

 tame, and spent much time sneaking close for pictures. 

 Took a half hour to go 100 yards, an inch at a time, but 

 was rewarded by some excellent photos. A beast much 

 nearer the t)^e of the true Neuman 's hartebeeste* than 

 that of the Narossara country is found here. Thought 

 we had him from British East Africa, but that must 

 be a hybrid race. This is a smaller animal, so light 

 in colour that he looks like a ghost, long legged, and 



*The hartebeeste in B. E. A. is now described as a separate species called 

 the Nakuru hartebeeste. Whether this can be referred to that species, or 

 is something new, I am not quite certain. I shall hereafter call him Nakuru 

 for convenience. 



