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CHAPTER VII 



SEASONS AND SPORT AN EARLY MORNING ALARM IN THE 



TALL GRASS 



Native information Absence of elephants in the Undi country At Mpeseni 

 Nocturnal noises Hyenas Elephants crossing a river Alarming 

 proximity Trial with the 303 Female animal's rage and charge Her 

 death Capture of a young elephant Shooting at the head Last fruitful 

 elephant hunt in 1895 In the tall grass Varieties of tall grass Death 

 of the little elephant Difficulty of rearing animals in a moving camp 

 Change of country ...... Page 101 



CHAPTER VIII 



NATIVE DOGS IN LION-HUNTING THE AFRICAN WOLF EUROPEAN 



DOGS JACKALS AND HYENAS 



Attempts to train native dogs Services which they have rendered in Austral 

 Africa TJselessness of the horse in these regions Effect of a wounded 

 lion on my pack End of the pack African wolf enemy of the lion 

 Wolfs stratagem with crocodiles Its method of hunting Uselessness of 

 the European dog Jackals and hyenas .... 120 



CHAPTER IX 



ANNUAL FIRES AN AGITATED NIGHT BIRDS OF PREY 



African landscapes Bush fires Fires and animals Torrid heat Preparation 

 of specimens Varieties of elands A double shot Antelope-hunting 

 An improvised night-watch A wounded lion Hunters overturned A 

 hunt by torchlight Sudden conclusion of the hunt Measurements of an 

 adult lion Vultures and their habits The gift of Akrassus Varieties 

 of vultures Marabouts The Nyangomba .... 135 



CHAPTER X 



NIGHT-WATCHES IN 1895 SUCCESSES AND MISADVENTURES 



Period for night-watch shooting Information service Organisation Instal- 

 lation Risks and dangers of this form of hunting Emotions of nocturnal 



