TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



The Bear. The brown bear of Europe. — Desperate fight with man-eating grizzly — 

 American black bear — Hunting bears with dogs — How the polar bear catches seals. . 



The Beaver. A lumberman and mason — -How and why it builds a dam; How he shingles 

 the roof and plasters the floor of his house — Government of a Beaver town — His 

 secret chamber and why he builds it 



ROOSEVELT HUNTING GROUNDS. 



Nairobi, the Great Outfitting Point. Hunting expeditions or caravan parties arrive 

 and depart daily — Porters loaded with trophies of the chase — European and 

 Hindu merchants 



Hospitable Planters of the Hunter's Paradise. Great estates — Juja farm, 20,000 acres 

 — E. W. Jackson, Sir Alfred Pease, William N. McMillan royal entertainers — • 

 Eoosevelt pleased with their kindness and help 



Beauties of the Mount Kenia Eegion, Eastern Limits of the Hunt, Gorgeous colors 

 in blossoms, groves of wild olives — Granite spires swarming with little gray mon- 

 keys — 'Safe from the wild beasts — Glorious cloud effects — A laud of surprises — 

 Chosen home of the rhinoceros — The shy and pretty Colobus monkey 



Tracking, Attacking and Killing the Big Game. Distinguishing the spoor, or tracks, of 

 lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, hippo and antelope 



Tracking Big Game by Their Droppings and Browsings. These, with the story of the 

 spoor, lead the hunter to his quarry — Different signs on trees and shrubbery left 

 'by the elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo and antelope 



Charms of the Lion Chase. Human wit against animal instinct — Usually minds his 

 own business unless attacked, but most wise and uncertain of big beasts — 

 Comparative advantages of riding the lion, or hunting him afoot — His whirlwind 

 rush pronounced by hunters the "swiftest thing on earth" 



Blind Charge of the Black Rhinoceros. Does not wait to be attacked — Tears through 

 whole caravans — Almost blind, but among the first to scent "tainted air" — 

 Loves to lurk in dark places 



Terrific Onslaught of the Buffalo. The hereditary foe of the lion — Knows he is favored 

 meat for the king of beasts — One of the most tenacious of life among the beasts. . 



Sable Antelope. The great dog killer — Also sometimes drives his spear-like horns 

 through the hunter 's body 



Hartbeests and Gnus. Their w^onderful staying qualities — No horse can compare with 

 them — Shot through the lungs, they still gallop out of sight — White bearded 

 wildeibeest — Jackson's hartbeest — Coke's hartbeest and other varieties common 

 to the Eoosevelt hunting grounds 



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