- The Hippopotamus 



hippos being so well guarded from their dangerous 

 neighbour that they seem to be hidden away altogether. 



It is a different matter when you have killed a 

 hippopotamus and the keen-scented crocodiles imme- 

 diately swim towards it upstream. I have seen this 

 happen on several occasions. One particularly interesting 

 case comes back to my memory. 



I had shot an old hippopotamus, which was at once 



DRAGGING THE BODY OF A HIPPOPOTAMUS OUT OF A POND IN WHICH 

 I HAD SHOT IT 



carried down against a sand-bank by the force of the 

 stream, and forced up on it so that it was visible out 

 of the water. I sent the two men who were with me 

 back to the camp, which was half an hour's journey 

 away, to get help and ropes. I remained behind myself 

 on the bank hidden behind a tree, with only a few 

 yards of rushing water between me and my quarry. 

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