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animal possesses about thrice the strength and 

 activity of a Great Dane, and is of about the same 

 size, it will be understood that he is capable of 

 much. Their prudence and foresight in throwing 

 out sentries and outposts when attacking a native 

 garden are positively uncanny. 



The only remaining known members of the order 

 of Primates are the Lemuroids, two in number, 

 consisting of the great Galago, and the small 

 JNloholi species, which are very numerous, and with 

 their thick, greyish white fur and bushy tails are 

 not unlike some strange mixture between a monkey 

 and a small fluffy cat. 



The Edentates are represented by but one 

 variety, the Scaly Ant-eater {Manis temmincki). 



The common Porcupine is addicted to leaving 

 his quills lying in the path, but is seldom seen. 



In many parts of Africa — most, as it seems to me 

 — the preservation of game beasts has been far too 

 long delayed, and by preservation I mean, of course, 

 the present measure of very partial protection 

 which regulations in force extend. In most of 

 the British South African Colonies game is almost 

 non-existent, and although our various spheres of 

 influence nearer the equator are unlikely, by reason 

 of timely enactments, to be denuded in the future 

 to the same extent, one must hope that no efforts 

 will be spared to widen the scope of these salutary 

 measures until, in a form suitable to given con- 

 ditions, the whole of Africa may in this way 

 assume one common responsibility. In British 

 East Africa, game beasts of many varieties form 

 one of the most striking features of a panorama 



