Sir Samuel Baker's Opinion 261 



found that elephants are the most formidable animals with which 

 a sportsman has to contend. The African species is far more 

 dangerous than the Indian, as the forehead shot can never be 

 trusted ; therefore the hunter must await the charge with a 

 conviction that his bullet will not fail to kill. 1 



1 See Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, p. 360. London : Macmillan 

 and Co., Ltd. (1894). 



