AN "INYALA." 



CHAPTER XI 



GIRAFFE-HUNTING HIPPOPOTAMI ON LAND AND IN 

 THE WATER ELEPHANTS 



Life in the midst of insects In the Barotses' country Tracks of giraffes and 

 their pursuit Death of one of them Colour of the coat and measure- 

 ments of a male giraffe Differences between wild specimens and those 

 in zoological gardens Hippopotami-hunting Hunter in the water and 

 hippopotami on land Rapidity of this animal Method of hunting it 

 in the water Specific weight of flesh Its eatable quality Flesh of 

 felines A hunter's bill of fare Elephant-hunting Females without 

 tusks Man injured by an elephant Death of a solitary elephant The 

 "pneumatic" elephant History of a bomb-shell Vultiires assembled 

 In Moassi's country Snakes Python dance Insectivorous birds 

 The Inyala Catching fish with dynamite. 



IN the wilds of Africa you accustom yourself to 

 living with a multitude of small enemies. For 

 example, a piece of firewood which you pick up is full 

 of pleasant surprises ; as soon as one end is on fire you 

 see crawling from the other bluish scorpions and very 

 venomous scolopendra, which immediately seek refuge 



