-* Catching- a Young Rhinoceros 



hours later my men come back empty-handed, parched, 

 and worn out. 



This kind of thing is, of course, a frequent experience 

 in such regions, where the sportsman is handicapped by 

 having no horse to ride. Under such conditions a hunt 

 of this kind may very well have a tragic outcome. 



When at a height of about 6,000 feet up a hill 



\VHKN I HAD SHOT THE MOTHER, THK YOUNG RHINO ASSUMED SO 

 THREATENING A DEMEANOUR THAT MY MEN TOOK TO THEIR 

 HEELS INSTEAD OF ATTEMPTING TO CAPTURE HIM ! 



in the Masai-Nyika country, I saw in the rays of the 

 setting sun a cow rhinoceros half hidden by bushes, 

 with a young one, apparently of suitable size for 

 capture. I had to give the old one several shots, as 

 she caught sight of me and made for me fiercely. 



The young one took to flight. Some of my men 

 followed him stupidly with loud cries, one man especially 



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