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AT NYEMPS 



After a long time one of the buffaloes went to the edge of the 

 water, only to dash back with a grunt of dismay. Alarmed at 

 this the whole herd dispersed, to reassemble again by the 

 brook. This was repeated several times, but at last all decided 

 to cross. I also noted from my j)oint of vantage the singular 

 behaviour of the rhinoceros which had escaped the day before, 

 and now remained like a colossal pillar beside a little pool of 

 rainwater, only now and then moving a pace or two forwards 



HORNS OF A MALE AND FEMALE BUFFALO. 



or sideways all the time I watched him. The chief cause 

 of alarm to the game were the cranes, which would fly 

 up with loud cries, repeated as they settled down again. 

 Buffaloes in herds are seldom dangerous, and I saw Count 

 Teleki pass a number quite unconcernedly without firing. 

 The animals which have not caught the scent toss up their 

 heads uneasily, prick up their ears, switch their bodies with 

 their tails, stamp the ground with their feet, some bellow- 

 ing, and all gazing earnestly at the unusual apparition, but 



