-* Catching a Young Rhinoceros 



of the tree, but nevertheless hit her, killing her on 

 the spot. I waited until my men (about fifty in all), 

 who were creeping up towards me cautiously, had come 

 near enough, and then sent them ahead to right and 

 left to secure the young animal. However, it was no 

 good. The calf broke through the ranks of the hunters 

 and disappeared over the velt. A five-hours' march took 



AT FIRST THE YOUXG RHINO'S DIET CONSISTED ENTIRELY OF MILK 



us back to camp. Next day we returned to where the 

 dead rhinoceros was lying. 



The following morning the young animal had come 

 back to its mother ; but although I had a hundred men 

 with me the same thing happened as before. So this 

 attempted capture was a failure. 



In another case, after a seven-hours' continuous pur- 

 suit of a cow rhinoceros with her young, we at last 



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