ATTACK ON A HIPPOPOTAMUS. The hunting of the Hippopotamus is fraught with great danger, and the scene depicted here represents a 



moment of peril. The huge beast, compelled to take the defensive, has broken the rude paddle used by the natives to propel the canoe. One of the boat- 

 men is endeavoring to give the monster such a thrust with the spear as will either end its life or cause it to retreat and expose some vital spot to the aim 

 of the white Man's gun. If this fails, the frail craft may readily be crushed by the animal's vicious attack. (Hippopotamus amfhibius.) 



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