-> The African Elephant 



deducing things correctly from past observations and 

 recurring experiences, thus learning to know when and 

 where to find water. 



It goes without saying that one comes now and again 

 upon elephants suddenly, sometimes even right in one's 

 path. Indeed, I have observed that certain cunning 

 beasts, finding themselves disturbed by the hunters in 

 their own quarters, often take refuge in the proximity of 

 native colonies, and hide there for days and weeks, knowing 

 well by experience that this would be the last place in 

 which they would be looked for. In this way a Greek 

 trader of ten years' experience trapped, in the vicinity of 

 Moshi, a bull which had been there for days, and had 

 been pointed out to him by natives. 



It is interesting to notice how the sporting fever has 

 seized those Europeans who at home would hardly touch 

 a gun, yet here have had no peace until they have joined 

 with others to try the effects of their small-bore rifles 

 on the great beasts, and then have immortalised them- 

 selves as skilful elephant-hunters by being photographed 

 on the spot. 



It is just in the neighbourhood of the stations and of 

 the railways that it is possible to protect the remains of 

 the animal fauna. If protection is not adopted there, how 

 can we expect to exercise any control over either European 

 or native away in the heart of the desert ? It has happened 

 that whole parties of Askaris under European leadership 

 have together opened fire on elephant-herds. Lately these 

 conditions have been changed, because in place of the 

 vague and confused directions of earlier years the Governor, 



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