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1892. Tchipeta. One man wounded by a buffalo. One wounded 



by an elephant. 



1893. Tchipeta. One man wounded by a leopard. One 



trampled under foot and killed by an elephant. Two 

 wounded. 



1894. Makanga. One man wounded by a buffalo. One wounded 



by a lion in camp. 



1895. Angoni. One man wounded by a lion. One killed by a 



lion during a " battue." One bruised by an elephant. 



1896. Moassi. One man seriously wounded by a lion. Msiam- 



biri carried off by an elephant. 



1897. Congo. One man wounded by a leopard. 



Total. Five men killed, including three on the spot ; 

 and eleven wounded, one of whom has remained lame, 

 and five of whom were very seriously hurt. 



Our hunter had well avoided the first female, but 

 unfortunately fell in with the second, which kept a 

 treacherous immobility until the wind told her of the 

 presence of the enemy. He might think himself 

 lucky in having got off so well. 



I improvise with bamboo a rough - and - ready 

 apparatus to keep his arm rigid, and all danger of 

 complications seems to be over after a few days. 

 The two Barotse hunters then return to their country 

 by short stages. 



The day after the accident we go in search of our 

 wounded elephant, but on the way we come across 

 the track of a male elephant which is quite alone. 

 This animal being large in size, we once more 

 postpone the search for the female, and follow the 

 solitary animal. 



In Africa, solitary elephants (known as " rogues ") 

 are easier to kill than others. Naturally, they can- 



