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ROOSEVELT HUNTING GROUNDS. 



The tracks of the elephant are considerably larger than those of the 

 rhino and hippo, and, unlike these, hardly show any toe marks, except 

 a faint impress of the two front ones. When stampeding these two toes 

 show a deeper impression, especially in the forefeet. With both ele- 

 phant and buck the hind track is smaller and more oblong than the fore. 

 The tracks of the rhino and hippo are much the same size, but when 

 seen at all clearly may be readily distinguished; as the former has three 

 broad toes which usually leave a firm impress, while the hippo has four 



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AN OLD ELEPHANT KILLED NEAR MT. ELGON. 



The length of tusks indicate that he was at least 150 years old. 



pointed toes with nails. The buffalo leaves a track not unlike that of 

 cattle, but much larger. It is often confused with that of the eland; that 

 is, the track of a full grown bull eland is sometimes hard to distinguish 

 from that of a small bufifalo. But buffalo leave a cleaner-cut spoor than 

 the eland's, walk flatter footed and, moreover, leave another mark of 

 their identity which is unmistakable. The droppings of the bufifalo' not 

 only resemble those of cattle on a large scale, but the second day after 

 they are deposited the maggot of the Mputsi fly appear in the dung. 



