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EASTERN ETHIOPIA 



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On the way to the lake, whilst following the winding 

 course of the river, a sing-sing or Defassa waterbuck 

 was shot ; the bullet broke its spine near the sacrum 

 and paralysed the animal's hindquarters. As we 

 approached the wounded buck it raised its head, which 

 was ornamented with a pair of horns thirty inches long, 

 and snorted defiance at us. Some successful photo- 

 graphs were taken of the noble animal, and then it was 



The Sing-Sing or Defassa Wat jrbuck. 



killed by a bullet through the heart. When the animal 

 was being flayed the skinner found a Snider rifle bullet 

 embedded in its flank ; it must have been in the 

 animal's body many months. Poor beast, it could not 

 escape its fate, but it was a welcome addition to the 

 camp larder, for though the meat is tough the porters 

 find it palatable. 



During the process of skinning and disembowelling 

 the vultures and kites were flying in circles overhead, 



