WHO'S WHO IN JUNGLELAND 245 



particularly grateful to him for having given me 

 the most exhilarating and the most joyous ride I 

 had in Africa. 



The large male giraffes often appear solid black 

 at a distance, for the yellow bands separating the 

 splotches of black are so slender as to be invisible 

 at even a short distance. The females are much 

 lighter and usually look like the giraffes we see in 

 the circuses at home. 



Then there's the ubiquitous zebra, almost as num- 

 erous as the kongoni. You see vast herds of zebra 

 at many places along the railway, and thereafter, as 

 you roam about the level spots of East Africa, you 

 are always running into herds of them. At first, 

 the sight of a herd of zebras is a surprise, for you 

 have been accustomed to seeing them in the small 

 numbers found in captivity. It is a source of pass- 

 ing wonder that these rare animals should be roam- 

 ing about the suburbs of towns in hundred lots. 

 You decide that it would be a shame to shoot a 

 zebra and determine not to join in this heartless 

 slaughter. 



Later on your sentiments will undergo a change. 

 Everybody will tell you that the zebra is a fearful 

 pest and must be exterminated if civilization and 

 progress are to continue. The zebra is absolutely 

 useless and efforts to domesticate him have been 

 without good results. He tramps over the plains, 

 breaks down fences, tears up the cultivated fields, 

 and really fulfills no mission in life save that of 

 supplying the lions with food. As long as the 



