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IN AFRICA 
blood of an Englishman, or even an American, his 
tail goes up in anger, he sniffs and snorts and races 
around in a circle while he locates the direction 
where the danger lies—and then, look out. A blind, 
furious rush which only a well-sped bullet can pre¬ 
vent causing the untimely end of whatever hap¬ 
pens to be in the way. That is the popular estimate 
of the rhino. 
Popular Conception of Rhino 
Here are some of the conclusions I have formed: 
If the hunter carefully approaches the rhino 
from the leeward he may often come within a few 
yards of the animal and might easily shoot him in a 
leisurely way. The rhino can see only at close range 
and can smell only when the wind blows the scent 
to him. Consequently he would be defenseless and 
at the mercy of the hunter if it were not for one 
thing. Nature, in her wisdom, has sent the little 
