.ing Hxpeditions in the Nyika 



has found its \vay 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 ol 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 length}' 

 business. 



(}nus, even when wounded, are among the must 



tenacious ol the will beasts ol Africa; their endurance 

 is extraordinary. I he endurance and insensibility to 

 pain of most African wild creatures are snnp!\ astounding. 



1 Ins tact is acknowledged by all experienced hunters, 

 without exception. The vitality of African wild animals 

 is ever so much greater than ol those we have in Kurope. 



It is to be explained, I supp.ise. by the degeneration of 



