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to rise and fall in his stride like a huge rubber ball. 
We made quite a study of the kongoni, for he is 
a most interesting animal. He is unselfish and 
vigilant in protecting the other creatures of the 
plain. His eyes are as keen as those of a hawk, and 
when a herd is feeding there are always several 
kongoni sentinels posted on ant-hills in such a stra¬ 
tegic way that not a thing moves anywhere on the 
plains that escapes their attention. Oftentimes I 
have cautiously crept to the top of a ridge to scan 
the plains, and there, a mile away, a kongoni would 
be looking at me with great interest. 
If you try to approach he will remain where he 
is until his warning sneezes have alarmed all the 
other animals, and finally, when all have fled, he 
goes gallumphing along in the rear. He is the self- 
appointed protector of his fellow creatures, the sen¬ 
tinel of the plains. I have seen him run back into 
danger in order to alarm a herd of unsuspecting 
zebras. 
He leads the wildebeests to water and he lends 
his eyes to the elephants as they feed. With nearly 
every herd of game, or near by, will be found the 
faithful kongoni, always alert, watchful, and vigi¬ 
lant, and it is nearly always his cry of warning that 
sends the beasts of the plains flying from dangers 
that they can not see. 
The sportsman swears at the kongoni because it 
so often alarms the quarry he is stalking. How 
very often it happens! The hunter sees afar 
some trophy that he is eager to secure and 
