282 WILD BEASTS AND THEIR WAYS CHAP, xiv 



from its direct course, and conceal itself in dense bush or high 

 grass, from which it will rush unexixjctedly, and charge your flank 

 as you arc following up the track of blood. If the forest is 

 sufficiently open to enable you to sec 30 or 50 yards ahead, 

 there is no great danger, but thick and opaque bush will certainly 

 lead to a mishap, that may be fatal. It must be well remembered 

 that when a buffalo attacks, it never quits the body of its enemy 

 until it lias stamped out every sign of life. 



