^ A Vanishing Feature of the Velt 



those eyes, an expression which has been immortalised 

 by poets in song and ballad for thousands of years, will 

 not easily forget it, any more than he will forget the strong 

 impression made on him when he looked at the '* Serafa " 

 of the Arabs in the wilderness. 



The day cannot be far distant when the beautiful eyes 

 of the last "Twigga" will close for ever in the desert. 

 No human skill will be able to prevent this, in spite of the 

 progress of human knowledge and human technique. The 

 giraffe can never enter the little circle of domesticated 

 animals. Therefore it must go. Perhaps its eyes will 

 close in the midst of the Elelescho jungle, thus lessening 

 still further the fascination of that survival from the youth 

 of the world. 



CRESTED CRANES ON THE WING. 



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