The Zebra. 201 







A zebra I shot in British East Africa Chapman's 

 variety, I think seemed very similar to those I have seen 

 in Central Africa. The only difference I noticed was that 

 the skin seemed paler and more bleached, and it lacked 

 the rich, whitish-yellow and black velvet colours of the 

 Central African type. 



Zebras are not more different to see than any other 

 game, although closet-naturalists aver that they are pro- 

 tectively coloured ; but as their natural enemy, lions, do 

 not hunt them by sight but by smell, this can be no 

 protection at all. In some lights they look dark, in others 

 almost white, and it all depends on what side the sun is. 

 When standing in timber and bush, they betray their 

 presence by the constant flapping of their tails or by the 

 movement of their ears. Zebra are not difficult to kill 

 with small-bore rifles when hit well forward, and, being 

 thickset, cobby animals, they offer an easy mark for a shot. 

 Their hoofs are often cracked all round the edges, doubtless 

 caused by sharp stones, as they often live on rough hills, 

 where they probably go for coolness and to get away 

 from the flies. Many animals which are usually found on 

 fairly flat ground have this habit of ascending hills. 



When zebras are seen, it will be noticed that they 

 generally all face in one direction, and prefer to feed 

 up-wind. In running away from danger, game will often 

 run down-wind for some way, and then they will gradually 

 work round, so as to get the wind in their faces. 



WARTHOG (Phacochosrus sethhiopicus). 



NATIVE NAMES. 



^, . CNiiri, often. ^. . (Kaprika. 



Chinyania - -J A , J U Chmgoni - - 1 XT 



(.Mbango, |Nagu. 



Approximate weight, $ igolb. 



Good average upper tush, $ loin, curve. 



This ugly, though inoffensive, animal used to be much 

 more plentiful than it is, as the natives kill great numbers 

 by hunting them with dogs and spears, and they seem to 



