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unsuitable stalking-ground. The game, though plenti¬ 
ful, was very wild and at times almost unapproachable. 
The zebra, hartebeest, and Grant! were in great abun¬ 
dance and very much in the way, as when disturbed 
they moved everything else with them, and, not 
infrequently, while we were lying down waiting for a 
favourable opportunity to stalk an oryx or a rhino, 
would walk up to within thirty yards of our ambush. 
The oryx, specimens of which I was most anxious to 
procure, were not only the wildest of all the antelopes, 
but also the most cunning, and if once disturbed would 
gallop oh' and hide behind a bush and peer round the 
side to see if anything was coming; then, if one con¬ 
tinued the stalk, they would start off at a great pace, 
and not put their heads down to feed for at least a 
couple of hours. 
