THE HOME OF THE RHINO 



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through bush or scrub country where there are many 

 rhinos. 



The lower Tana River country is admirably 

 adapted to the life habits of the rhinos. Formerly 

 the district was well settled by natives, but now, 

 owing to the fever conditions prevailing there, the 

 natives have all moved away to more wholesome 

 places and only the forlorn remains of deserted 

 villages mark where former prosperity reigned. 



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The country has been abandoned to game, with the 

 result that it has been enormously increasing dur- 

 ing the last few years. In addition to the great 

 numbers of rhinos there are big herds of buffalo, 

 enormous numbers of hippo in the river, and many 

 small droves of eland. Waterbuck, bushbuck, 

 steinbuck, impalla, hartebeest and zebra dwell in 

 comparative immunity from danger and may be 

 seen in hundreds, grazing on the hills or in the 

 woods that fringe the river. It is a sportsman's 



