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pened not to see any with the BurchelPs. I found the kan- 

 gani even more wary and more difficult to shoot than the 

 oryx. The first one I killed was shot at a range of four 

 hundred yards; the next I wounded at that distance, and 

 had to ride it down, at the cost of a hard gallop over very 

 bad country and getting torn by the "wait-a-bit" thorns. 



A mixed herd of Grevy's and Burchell's zebras 

 From a photograph by Kermit Roosnelt 



There were a number of rhinos on the plains, dull of 

 wit and senses, as usual. Three times we saw cows with 

 calves trotting at their heels. Once, while my men were 

 skinning an oryx, I spied a rhino less than half a mile off. 

 Mounting my horse I cantered down, and examined it 

 within a hundred yards. It was an old bull with worn 

 horns, and never saw me. On another occasion, while we 

 were skinning a big zebra, there were three rhinoceros, all 

 in different places, in sight at the same time. 



There were also ostriches. I saw a party of cocks, with 



