AFRICAN GAME TRAILS 



semicircle in exactly the opposite direction, racing by their 

 comrades as these canter the other way. With one accord 

 the whole troop may then halt and stare again at the object 

 they suspect; then off they all go at a headlong run, kick- 

 ing and bucking, tearing at full speed in one direction, then 

 suddenly wheeling in semicircles so abrupt as to be almost 



Mr. Roosevelt, rhino, and bustard shot from rhino 

 From a photograph by Kermit Roosevelt 



zigzags, the dust flying in clouds; and two bulls may sud- 

 denly drop to their knees and for a moment or two fight 

 furiously in their own peculiar fashion. By careful stalk- 

 ing Kermit got some good pictures of the wildebeest in 

 spite of their wariness. Like other game they seem most 

 apt to lie down during the heat of the day; but they may 

 lie down at night too; at any rate, I noticed one herd of 

 hartebeest which after feeding through the late afternoon 

 lay down at nightfall. 



After getting the bull rhino, Heller needed a cow and 

 calf to complete the group; and Kermit and I got him 



