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tall, it would have been practically impossible to traverse 

 the thick and matted cover in which they had made their 

 abode. 



We could not tell what moment we might find ourselves 

 face to face with some big beast at such close quarters 



A cow elephant 

 From a pho'ogmph by R. J. Cuninghame 



as to insure a charge and we moved in cautious silence, 

 our rifles in our hands. Rhinoceros were especially plenti- 

 ful and we continually came across not only their tracks, 

 but the dusty wallows in which they rolled, and where 

 they came to deposit their dung. The fresh sign of elephant, 



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