THE HOME OF THE RHINO 
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through bush or scrub country where there are many 
rhinos. 
The lower Tana River country is admirably 
adapted to the life habits of the rhinos. Formerly 
the district was well settled by natives, but now, 
owing to the fever conditions prevailing there, the 
natives have all moved away to more wholesome 
places and only the forlorn remains of deserted 
villages mark where former prosperity reigned. 
Favorite Way of Being Photographed 
The country has been abandoned to game, with the 
result that it has been enormously increasing dur¬ 
ing the last few years. In addition to the great 
numbers of rhinos there are big herds of buffalo, 
enormous numbers of hippo in the river, and many 
small droves of eland. Waterbuck, bushbuck, 
steinbuck, impalla, hartebeest and zebra dwell in 
comparative immunity from danger and may be 
seen in hundreds, grazing on the hills or in the 
woods that fringe the river. It is a sportsman’s 
