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has found its way into a shallow bog, through which we 

 have to wade knee-deep in water. Presently we see him 

 in flight again upon a large, level bit of ground which 

 stands out of the water and is covered with thick vege- 

 tation. I could not possibly get an aim at him, and I 

 perceive that this pursuit is going to be a lengthy 

 business. 



Gnus, even when wounded, are among the most 



GNUS AND ZEBRAS ON THK SALT-INCRUSTED PLAINS NEAR LAKE NATRON 



tenacious of the wild beasts of Africa ; their endurance 

 is extraordinary. The endurance and insensibility to 

 pain of most African wild creatures are simply astounding. 

 This fact is acknowledged by all experienced hunters, 

 without exception. The vitality of African wild animals 

 is ever so much greater than of those we have in Europe. 

 It is to be explained, I suppose, by the degeneration of 



