^ Camping out on the Velt 



animals coming close to the camp. I have even followed 

 the movements of rhinoceroses with my field-glasses for 

 some time. 



Some of my captives were not to be tamed at any 

 price. We had a young hyena, for instance, which 

 struggled obstinately with its chain. On the other hand, 

 some hyenas, especially spotted ones, became so domesti- 

 cated that they followed me about like doo-s. 



A young lion which I had had in my camp for some 

 time, and which had grown into quite a fine specimen, 

 often made itself so noticeable at night that, as my watch- 

 man told me, it was answered by other lions from outside. 

 This made it necessary to take active precautions for the 

 night, and my menagerie was brought into the centre of 

 my camp for greater safety. 



Many of the friendships which I formed with my 

 protegds have been kept up. My marabou still remembers 

 me, and greets me with great joy in his cage in the 

 Berlin Zoological Garden, much to the irritation of his 

 neighbour in the cage next door. I have no need to 

 avoid the grip of his powerful beak, which the keeper 

 has learnt to fear. He has never used this weapon 

 against me. In whatever dress I may approach him he 

 always recognises me, and greets me with lively demon- 

 strations of pleasure. Even the rhinoceros seems to 

 recognise his one-time master, although one cannot be 

 quite sure of this in so uncouth a creature. 



It is very difficult to know how to manage a rhinoceros. 

 It was quite a long time before I succeeded in discovering 

 its best diet. Young rhinoceroses almost always succumb 



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