1 6 THE BUFFALO AT BAY 



outstripping it, while a spear is but a poor defence against its rush. Except on the back of a 

 well-trained elephant, the sportsman runs as great a risk as in facing a tiger on foot. Indeed, 

 the chances against him are greater, insomuch as the tiger, though offering a smaller mark, is 

 the more vulnerable animal of the two. Hence the pursuit is usually organized, as in the case of 

 a tiger-drive, with a line of elephants. As a rule, the wild buffalo when pressed will make for 

 a///// (swamp), as seen in the present illustration, and when brought to bay will fight with a 

 desperate determination. 



