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number for this species, the young being black like the 

 parents. The Warthog has a very curious habit of kneeling 

 down on its forelegs when digging in the ground for 

 roots, etc" 

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[Hippopotamus amphibius (The Hippopotamus)]. 

 " ' Mvu ' of most local tribes. 



"There are still plenty of this great beast in the 

 Zambesi, but in the Loangwa River they are comparatively 

 scarce. I found them abundant in the upper waters of 

 the Kafue and obtained a fine old solitary male there. 

 The river which is known to Europeans as the Kafue has, 

 as a matter of fact, many native names in various parts 

 of its course Kafue, Kafukwe, Kavu, Livu, Livubu, all 

 of which signify the presence of this beast." 



let- 



[Giraffa camelopardalis (The Giraffe)]. 



" ' Niamalikiti ' of the Chikunda, ' Lumba ' of the 

 Asenga. 



" There are a few of this animal still left in the mid- 

 Loangwa Valley. They are now totally protected. A 

 specimen, a fine old bull, shot by Mr. H. S. Thornicroft 

 for the British South Africa Company, did not at first 

 sight appear to differ materially from specimens of 

 those from south of the Zambesi." 



[Bubalis lichtensteini (Lichtenstein's Haartebeeste)]. 



" ' Ngondo ' of the Lake tribes, ' Nkonze ' of the 

 Asenga, ' Kondikondi' of the Alala. 



" Common and widely distributed throughout the 

 country, but prefers the more open districts of the high 

 plateau, where it may often be seen in herds of from 20 

 to 30 individuals." 



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