TRAVELS IN AFRICA, 
when tliey have no other provlfion. This part of the country 
abounds with poifonous reptiles. The quadrupeds which are 
found, are Elephants, Rhinocerofes, Camelopardales, Zebras, 
Elks, Koedoes^ Lions, Tigers, Hyenas, and Jackals. 
Mr. Van Renan returned the nineteenth. He had fliot a 
Camelopardalis, towards the evening, at a great diftance from 
the water, to which they immediately direded their courfe, 
intending to fend a Hottentot next day to fkin the animal. 
On their return, to their great furprize, a Lion fprung up 
about fifty yards from the place where the Camelopardalis 
lay ; and, on their arrival, they found he had disfigured it fo 
much, that nothing could be preferved except part of the {km 
of the neck, with the horns, and part of the hind quarters. 
After feeing this, I refolved to crofs the river with fome of the 
Hottentots, and procure the Ikeleton which they left in the 
fields. But by this time the river began to fwell, and the 
Hottentots refufed to accompany me, as they would be in 
danger of being detained for feveral months on the oppofite 
fide ; this being the rainy feafon to the eaftward of our pre- 
fent fituation, in which quarter we difcovered many thunder 
clouds. The climate differs much from that of the Small 
^slimiqua Land. During our ftay here, the thermometer rofe 
from ninety-five to one hundred and ten in the lliade. 
The twenty-third, we Ipent the whole day in {hooting at 
the Hippopotami, one of which we killed. We faw alfo the 
method made ufe of by the natives to catch thefe animals ; 
which is as follows : they dig large holes in the ground, along 
