The Black Rhinoceros 



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.303 Lee-Metford, using the ordinary military cartridge with solid, nickel- 

 plated bullet. If a rhino charge home he is generally not difficult to 

 dodge, and when dodged he commonly goes right on. When suddenly 

 disturbed, in his first rush he makes a great puffing and snorting, which is 

 particularly disconcerting in thick cover, when the beast is hidden and it is 

 impossible to tell which way he is coming. 



The natural language or call of this creature to its mate — rarely heard, 

 and, in my experience, only at night — is a kind of gurgling grunt. 



The Ndorobos kill these animals with their elephant harpoons, or trap 

 them in the same manner as elephants. Those I have been among have 

 far less fear of rhinoceros than of elephants, and as a consequence it is a 

 rare thing to see a rhino in country much frequented by such of these 

 people as have much skill and courage in elephant hunting. The same 

 applies to Swahilis, many of whom think nothing of shooting a " faro," 

 though they would not dream of attacking elephants. The Wasanya (who 

 stand in the same relationship to the Gallas as the Ndorobos do to the 



