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blood of an Englishman, or even an American, his 

 tail goes up in anger, he sniffs and snorts and races 

 around in a circle while he locates the direction 

 where the danger lies and then, look out. A blind, 

 furious rush which only a well-sped bullet can pre- 

 vent causing the untimely end of whatever hap- 

 pens to be in the way. That is the popular estimate 

 of the rhino. 



Popular Conception of Rhino 



Here are some of the conclusions I have formed : 

 If the hunter carefully approaches the rhino 

 from the leeward he may often come within a few 

 yards of the animal and might easily shoot him in a 

 leisurely way. The rhino can see only at close range 

 and can smell only when the wind blows the scent 

 to him. Consequently he would be defenseless and 

 at the mercy of the hunter if it were not for one 

 thing. Nature, in her wisdom, has sent the little 



