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upon as little better than vermin, and instead of an 

 effort being made to train these beautiful creatures, 

 sportsmen are permitted to shoot them by the 

 score. Of course it would never do to confine 

 them in a small space while they were being broken 

 in, as stale ground and lack of freedom would be 

 enough to kill any wild animal. They should have 

 constant changes of kraals and a fair amount of 

 country to range over in captivity. 



I very strongly maintain that if adequate trial 

 were made, more especially with that fine -looking 

 animal, the Grevy zebra, and proper attention paid 

 to breeding, etc., the result would be more than 

 satisfactory, and the problem of transport in the by- 

 ways of East Africa completely solved. 



It would, I think, astonish the British public if they 

 knew how much of their money has gone during 

 the past ten years in providing transport for East 

 Africa and Uganda. The cost of maintaining a 

 zebra farm, which in a short time might breed and 

 turn out useful pack animals, would, in comparison, 

 be a mere nothing. The eland is another beast 

 that might be domesticated and used for transport 

 purposes, and while I was in East Africa I advocated 

 that experiments with both these animals should be 

 tried on an extensive scale. 



All this, however, is a digression, and I must 

 return to our journey. On leaving the camp at the 



