THE EVOLUTION OF MAN 



animals resembling wild horses. From his camp 

 near a rippling spring, he could have watched 

 in the clear moonlight, such colossal forms com- 

 ing to drink and to bathe as were once seen by 

 the first hunters who^ ventured into the interior 

 of Africa by way of Cape Colony. There, he 

 could have seen elephants of various species, with 

 two and four tusks, or even with tusks bent 

 downward like those of the walrus, massive 

 rhinoceros, and ponderous hippopotami. Behind 

 them he could have heard the roaring of lions, 

 panthers, and giant wild-cats armed with saber- 

 like teeth. Wandering further north into locali- 

 ties which are now the scenes of a highly ad- 

 vanced civilization, he would have entered the 

 most impenetrable, primeval forest, similar to 

 that in which Stanley in the heart of Africa 

 experienced all the sensations of daring conquest 

 of an absolutely wild tropical country. Out of 

 the dense undergrowth, splendid palms rose to- 

 ward the sunlight. Parrots of many colors 

 shrieked, the features of a large anthropoid' ape, 

 similar to our gorilla, might peep suddenly out 

 of the thick covering of foliage, piercing the dar- 

 ing intruder with sharp glances. And above it 

 all, there trembled the atmosphere of a hot cli- 

 mate. 



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