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TIIE KILIMA-NJAPO EXPEDITION. 
my notice. A species of Graphiurus 2 (probably G. 
cupensis) is found in the forests of Kilima-njaro. The 
porcupine is fairly common, and a small black rat 
infests the natives’ houses. 
A hyrax is found on Kilima-njaro ( H . Brncei) be¬ 
tween 7000 and 11,000 feet. It lives entirely in the 
trees, which it climbs with the facility of a squirrel. 
It is much sought after by the Wa-caga for its warm, 
furry skin, which is made into cloaks. 
The elephant inhabits Kilima njaro up to a great 
height. I have seen two females and a young one at 
an altitude of 13,000 feet, crossing a stream-valley, 
and mounting the opposite bank with the agility of 
goats. As I have also met with this creature in the 
Chella Mountains of Angola, where he climbs to 8000 
feet, in fact, as high as he can go, I am convinced he 
can easily adapt himself to a mountain life. 
Hound the base of Kilima-njaro the rhinoceros is 
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very abundant; and in Lake Jipe hippopotami are 
found. The zebra ( Equus Ghapmani) is present in 
incredible quantities in the plains round Kilima-njaro. 
In fact, the vast herds of varied game which pasture 
on the level country between the snow mountains 
and the coast remind one of the tales of Gordon 
Cummin g. 
Among the more noticeable Ruminantia are the 
buffalo ( Bubalus Gaffer ), the giraffe (very abundant), 
the eland, the kudu, the bush-buck ( Tragelaphus 
sylvaticus), the sable antelope ( Hippotragus niger ), the 
pallah, one or two gazelles, gnus, hartebeests, bless- 
boks, and many small species of Neotragus and Gepha- 
lophus, The kudu penetrates up the mountain to a 
height of 14,000 feet, in company with the buffalo, 
2 "For illustration vide p. 392. 
