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to rise and fall in his stride like a huge rubber ball. 

 We made quite a study of the kongoni, for he is 

 a most interesting animal. He is unselfish and 

 vigilant in protecting the other creatures of the 

 plain. His eyes are as keen as those of a hawk, and 

 when a herd is feeding there are always several 

 kongoni sentinels posted on ant-hills in such a stra- 

 tegic w r ay that not a thing moves anywhere on the 

 plains that escapes their attention. Oftentimes I 

 have cautiously crept to the top of a ridge to scan 

 the plains, and there, a mile away, a kongoni would 

 be looking at me with great interest. 



If you try to approach he will remain where he 

 is until his warning sneezes have alarmed all the 

 other animals, and finally, when all have fled, he 

 goes gallumphing along in the rear. He is the self- 

 appointed protector of his fellow creatures, the sen- 

 tinel of the plains. I have seen him run back into 

 danger in order to alarm a herd of unsuspecting 

 zebras. 



He leads the wildebeests to water and he lends 

 his eyes to the elephants as they feed. With nearly 

 every herd of game, or near by, will be found the 

 faithful kongoni, always alert, watchful, and vigi- 

 lant, and it is nearly always his cry of warning that 

 sends the beasts of the plains flying from dangers 

 that they can not see. 



The sportsman swears at the kongoni because it 

 so often alarms the quarry he is stalking. How 

 very often it happens! The hunter sees afar 

 some trophy that he is eager to secure and 



