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Having killed a buffalo, a rhinoceros, or an elephant, they open 

 the body and take out the contents (viscera). A young Kaffir 

 lad then creeps inside the carcass and pulls the skin together, so 



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as to leave only a small aperture. Before long the vultures detect 

 the carcass, wing their way to the spot, and settle upon it. The 

 Kaffir watches his opportunity, thrusts out his arm, seizes one of 

 the birds by the legs, and jerks him inside. Almost before the 

 bird knows what has happened to him his wings and legs are 



