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had first called the watchman's attention to the rhino, 

 by whinnying and straining on the picket-ropes. There 

 can be no doubt this was the same rhino we had run into 

 earlier in the evening ; for this is not a " rhino country," 

 and there was no spoor or " sign " of their presence. 

 This beast had been travelling along the lake-shore 

 when Mabruki's shot turned him back at 8 p.m., but 

 by 12.30 p.m., midnight, he was back again — probably 

 in bad humour — and this time almost into our camp ! 



SACRED IBIS. 



Here are put down for comparison the measurements 

 of this and of another big rhino bull that I shot 

 subsequently at Simba — 



Two Rhino Bulls. 

 Length over-all, snout to tip- 

 tail .... 



Height at shoulder (straight) 

 Girth ,, ,, 

 Circumference head (behind 

 2nd horn) 

 „ front horn at 



base . 

 ,, rear horn at 



base . 

 Length of front horn . 



(1) Elmenteita. 



12 ft. 8 ins. 

 5 ft. 7 ins. 

 9 ft. ins. 



4 ft. 4 ins. 



2 ft. 2i ins. 



1 ft. 5h ins. 



2 ft. 4| ins. 



(2) Simba. 



12 ft. Tins. 

 4 ft. 6^ ins. 

 7 ft. 9I ins. 



1 ft. 9 ins. 



1 ft. 41 ins. 

 1 ft. 5| ins. 



A few days later I heard, for the third time, the 



