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show any great fear of the lion or leopard : they have grown accustomed to 

 them. They can be found grazing peacefully in close proximity to them, 

 and do not trouble to move out of their way unless a determined rush is 

 made at them." There are many other points in this interesting chapter 

 which one might touch on, but this is hardly the place, and while we do not 

 think Oapt. Mosse has quite proved his case he has brought forward many 

 sound and interesting arguments. 



The book is illustrated with many photographs, chiefly taken by the 

 author, and pen and ink sketches of various subjects by Lt. D. D. Haskard, 

 RA. 



" WILD LIFE ACROSS THE WORLD. " 

 Written and Illustrated by Cherry Kearton — London. 



HODDER AND StOUGHTON, £ 1. 



The brothers Kearton have long been well known for their excellent 

 photographs of British birds and their nests, many of which have appeared 

 in book form. 



Except in special cases these kind of books have been greatly overdone, 

 and we think Mr. Cherry Kearton, the photographer of the combination, has 

 been well advised to try his hand at big game photography, which is pro- 

 bably more exciting and yields more valuable results. Mr. Radclyft'e 

 Dugmore and Herr Schillings have already shown what wonderful pictures 

 can be obtained over kills and water holes, but Mr. Kearton has gone one 

 better than these photographers and has taken not only single photos of 

 many dangerous animals, but also rolls of moving pictures which have de- 

 lighted visitors to numerous Cinema houses. 



Various parts of the world were visited by Mr. Kearton in search of 

 material for his camera and in the present book he tells us of trips to the 

 States, Borneo, India and East Africa. The last named country gave the 

 best results and most of the illustrations are from photographs taken there. 

 Mr, Kearton on one expedition in East Africa was accompanied by several 

 American Cow-boys who lassoed different animals, such as Giraffe, Warthog, 

 Lion, and even Rhino, before his camera. This trip yielded ample material 

 for moving pictures and stirring stories of the capture of the different 

 animals are given in two well illustrated chapters. 



From the point of view of readers in this country, the account of the 

 author's Indian Trip is disappointing and the results reproduced are poor, 

 as compared with those from other countries. Probably, however, the 

 hurried nature of the visit to India accounts for this and we doubt not, but 

 that if Mr. Kearton had more time, he would have been able to obtain just 

 as interesting photos in this country as elsewhere. It is unfortunate that 

 the author has not seen his way to reproduce the photo of the tiger men- 

 tioned on page 158. 



Like many tourists and other visitors to India, Mr. Kearton is able to 

 speak on tiger shooting with only a few days experience of these animals. 

 He seems to think that the tiger is not a noxious animal but probably in 

 many places it does as much damage as the lion, though, of course, it is 

 nowhere so numerous. Mr. Kearton too does not seem to have realized that 

 the habitats of the two animals are not quite the same and it is not usually 

 possible in India, as a rule, to shoot tigers as lions are shot in Africa. "And 

 this reminds me of another difference between Africa and India. In the 

 Dark Continent men take risks. They go out on foot, to encounter the lion. 

 They are real sportsmen because their object is to destroy a noxious beast, 



