Contents xiii 



CHAPTER XIII 



THREE NOTABLE ELEPHANT HUNTS 



Elephants in battle array A hunt on the plain: "La Grande Journee"- 

 Tuskless females Five elephants wounded Msiambiri and I are charged 

 Msiambiri caught by an angry elephant Victory. 



Sport in the Congo country Females assisting and safeguarding a wounded 

 male A colossal elephant Its death The finest trophy of my collection. 



Conclusion of elephant-hunting Sir Samuel Baker's opinion . Page 241 



CHAPTER XIV 



RECORD DAYS WITH LIONS 



Meeting a troop of lions Fruitless pursuit The forgotten stick Death of 



the big male Fatal shots. 

 Nocturnal roaring Off to encounter wild beasts Face to face A wounded 



lion The shot at the neck Photographing and skinning An alarm 



Lionesses Death of one of them Search for and discovery of the first 



lion Three lions in one morning. 

 Third episode A mother's death The cubs Conclusion . . 262 



APPENDIX 



PART I 

 SOME HABITS OF THE ELEPHANT, RHINOCEROS, AND LION . 281 



PART II 



ADVICE AND INFORMATION FOR THE USE OF HUNTER- 

 NATURALISTS ,. . . . . .310 



TABLES OF MEASUREMENTS . . . . .322 



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