VI CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER V. 



PAGE 



THE MUFFLON : Its habits Various modes of Hunting*. . 100-104 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE MUSK Ox: Description of mode of Hunting Ross attacked 

 by a Musk Ox Gluttony of the Esquimaux . . . 105-103 



CHAPTER VII, 



THE GIRAFFE : Le Vaillant's first Giraffe A Hunt Fight with 

 Dogs Eaten by Natives Skinning Preparation of Skin for pre- 

 serving A Lion's fatal leap and Giraffe's escape . . . 109-117 



CHAPTER VIII. 



TAPIRS : Easily tamed Familiarity of Mode of Hunting A Swim 

 for Life Fight with Dogs Anecdotes .... 118-125 



CHAPTER IX. 



THE HIPPOPOTAMUS :l. An unsuccessful Hunt. 2. A I\ali\c Cut 

 in Two. 3. Mode of living. 4. A Calf captured. 5. A Figbt 

 "between two Hippopotami. G. Mr. Moffat in danger A Boat upset 

 A Man dragged from a Boat. 7. Hunt with Hook and Float 

 Du Chaillu shooting Hippopotami Le Vaillant's attack on a 

 troop 126-142 



CHAPTER X. 



THE RHINOCEROS : A Traitor and Aggressor Mr. Oswell on horse- 

 back Tossed in the Air Various modes of Hunting Le Vaillant's 

 attack on a Male and Female The Female killed . . . 143-152 



CHAPTER XL 



THE ELEPHANT : 1. The White Elephant an object of veneration 

 Hunting in India. 2. Fifteen individuals killed by a solitary 

 Courier crushed Two Woodmen killed. 3. A Herd of about 

 Seventy sift-rounding Camp Fires. 4. Method of taking in 

 India. 5. Used as domestics by the Siamese Intelligence of 

 Elephant firing Howitzers at Lucknow. 6. Killing Elephants 

 Anecdote .......... 153-170 



