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There is another variety also, which is known as the forest 
elephant, which sometimes visits Uganda from the Semliki 
plains and the country to the west of Lake Albert, whose tusks 
are remarkably long and slender and quite distinct from the 
Uganda or Unyoro kind. 
Buffalo . — The buffalo vary from the massive and short 
spreading horned variety, known as the Central African, to 
the wide spreading, classified as the ‘ Cape.’ The former 
are the most common, the latter practically being found only 
in one district. 
It is curious to note, in this connexion, that the horns of 
the buffalo grow to an abnormal size together with those of 
the waterbuck, in this one district, that of Ankoli, while the 
cattle there are also remarkable for their wide spreading horns. 
It would seem that the nature of the grazing was possibly the 
cause of this abnormal development of horn, but this theory 
is upset by the fact that the horns of the antelope and gazelle 
in the same region are no larger than elsewhere. 
Hartebeest . — The distribution of the Jackson’s and Topi 
hartebeest is curious as, in Uganda, they are never seen 
together, and, for no apparent reason, they appear to keep 
carefully to their own particular districts and never invade those 
of each other, the dividing line being roughly the river 
Katonga, the Jackson’s to the north and the Topi to the south, 
though Topi are to be found again, some hundreds of miles 
north, in the Gondokoro district by the Nile. 
Rhinoceros . — Rhinoceros are not plentiful. They are only 
to be found to the east of the Nile, the river, apparently, 
being an impassable barrier between them and Uganda 
proper. 
Hippopotami and Crocodiles . — Hippopotamuses and croco- 
diles are plentiful in all the large rivers and lakes, excepting 
Lake Edward, which it appears they avoid on account of the 
brackish nature of the water. 
In conclusion it is noteworthy to add, concerning Game 
preservation, that the ‘ elephant grass ’ which covers so large 
a portion of Uganda is a natural protection for the animals 
which take to it, as it is so tall and dense that it is most difficult 
to see for more than a few yards ahead. The herds are 
