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covered with insects before it withdraws it, which manceuvre it repeats 
until it is satisfied.* The Ant-bear is sometimes surprised in the open in 
the day-time by the Boers, who hunt it with dogs, in which case, though 
unprovided with teeth, it defends itself most effectually by striking out 
with its strong fore-arms, and tumbles its assailants over right and left, 
often ripping them up with its dangerous claws. When run to earth, the 
Boers try to dig it out ; but this is no easy matter, for it can make its way 
underground often more rapidly than they can follow it. They have a way, 
however, of stopping its progress by stamping, or striking heavily with a 
pole on the ground over its head, and this confuses it, probably from its 
uncertainty as to the direction from which danger may be expected. The 
flesh is considered fit for table, and, according to the Boers, eats like 
excellent pork, the crackling being esteemed especially delicious. The 
Hottentots are particularly fond of it.” 
Speaking of the mode of hunting amongst the Kaffirs, the author 
states that— 
“When game is scarce they hunt in large parties, and surround a 
considerable tract of country; the game, consisting of antelopes of various 
kinds, interspersed with hares and partridges, is driven by the gradually 
contracting circle towards the centre, where it is eventually despatched with 
‘ knob-kerries ’ and assegais, the former a long knobbed stick of heavy wood, 
which they throw with great dexterity, being able to knock down a partridge 
on the wing at thirty yards.” 
The Zulus hunt in the same way. Immediately around Pieter- 
maritzberg, game is comparatively scarce, consisting principally of 
the small Ipite-bok, a graceful little antelope, hyenas, wild pig, 
and leopards; but asthe sportsman advances further towards the 
Drachenberg, and Umzumkulu, he meets with rhinoceros, hippo- 
potamus, lions, and giraffes. 
The authors account of Ostrich-farming at the Cape, a topic 
which he could scarcely have passed over, is neither so full nor 
so accurate as might have been expected. When writing this 
chapter, he was evidently unaware how fully the subject had been 
dealt with in a work entitled ‘Ostriches and Ostrich Farming,’ 
published a year ago by Messrs. Triibner & Co. 
A singular account is given (p. 221) of the effect upon antelopes 
and other wild animals of a shower of “sleety snow,” which fell 
continuously for three days. So fatal did this prove to the animals 
* A coloured lithograph is given of the animal, in the characteristic position here 
described, 
