ROOSEVELT HUNTING GROUNDS. 
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This fly lays its eggs in no other dung than that of cattle. Another 
habit of the rhino also tells the hunter that he is not following the hippo, 
elephant or other big game. The rhino does not scatter his droppings 
along his route, but after depositing them in one place for a time returns, 
scatters the pile and scratches earth over it. 
Having learned to recognize the tracks of the fore and hind feet of 
the big game, the next thing to be considered is the manner of placing 
them while in motion. In the case of the buck, while walking the hind 
foot is in front of the forefoot; on a jog, on top or slightly behind, and 
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while on a gallop the hoofs are always spread out. The lengths of strides 
of the different animals at their different paces have also to be learned; 
and putting various indications together, the hunter will be able to form 
a tolerably correct conclusion as to the distance he will be obliged to 
travel before overtaking his game. 
Sometimes when all signs of tracks and droppings are insufficient, 
the browsings of the big beasts leave their tell-tale. Suppose the hunter 
in a tangled country of elephant grass, such as abounds in the Mount 
Kenia region, should find his path crossed and recrossed with tracks of 
