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bull ; and if the sportsman is well posted on a knoll, and the whole herd 

 turns back, he may get two or three shots at bulls as they rush past him. 

 His chance of making a bag will be greater if he is a good runner and 

 enterprising enough to keep the herd in sight. 



In case of an elephant, when fired at, charging, it is the business of the 

 horsemen to gallop up and distract his attention from the dismounted party 

 and draw his charge ; or if he makes off, he must be headed back to 

 the rifle. 



If, as sometimes unfortunately happens, a wounded elephant gets well 

 away with the herd, the horsemen must follow him up for a couple of days 

 or so, so that, if he dies, his death may be reported and his tusks secured. 



The cutting out of the tusks is very difficult, and good axes should be 

 obtained when fitting out for the trip. If the carcase is left for a sufficient 

 number of days the tusks can be drawn. H G C Swayne 



THE RHINOCEROS 



Sub-Order Perissodactvla 

 Family Rhinocerotid^. Genus Rhinoceros 



The Odd-toed Hoofed Mammals include the rhinoceroses, horses, and 

 tapirs, and may always be recognised by the circumstance that the toes 

 corresponding to the middle finger and toe of man are symmetrical in 

 themselves and larger than either of the others ; such toes being some- 

 times the only ones present. 



The rhinoceroses are bulky, ungainly animals, with three toes to each 

 foot, and a horn on the middle of the nose, not unfrequently followed by a 

 second horn in the middle line of the forehead. They may or may not 

 possess teeth in the front of the jaws ; but the grinding-teeth have always 



