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Page 11
... head . They are useful to the elephants in hooking on to a branch and tearing it down . Elephants are gregarious , and the average number in a herd is about eight , although they frequently form bodies of fifty and even eighty in one ...
... head . They are useful to the elephants in hooking on to a branch and tearing it down . Elephants are gregarious , and the average number in a herd is about eight , although they frequently form bodies of fifty and even eighty in one ...
Page 15
... head tracker into whose hands our friends have committed themselves , they follow like hounds under the control of a huntsman . The tracker is a famous fellow , and he brings up his employers in a masterly manner within ten paces of the ...
... head tracker into whose hands our friends have committed themselves , they follow like hounds under the control of a huntsman . The tracker is a famous fellow , and he brings up his employers in a masterly manner within ten paces of the ...
Page 16
... head ? It is precisely the same in attacking a herd of elephants or any other animals unawares ; they are taken by surprise , and are for the moment panic - stricken . But let our friends , X. , Y. , Z. , who have just bagged three ...
... head ? It is precisely the same in attacking a herd of elephants or any other animals unawares ; they are taken by surprise , and are for the moment panic - stricken . But let our friends , X. , Y. , Z. , who have just bagged three ...
Page 41
... appear- ance to his india - rubber - like skin . He carries his head in a peculiar manner , the horns thrown back , and his nose projecting on a level with his forehead , thus securing himself from a front shot in a fatal 41.
... appear- ance to his india - rubber - like skin . He carries his head in a peculiar manner , the horns thrown back , and his nose projecting on a level with his forehead , thus securing himself from a front shot in a fatal 41.
Page 48
... head on one side with a short grunt , he would advance quickly for a few paces , and then again retreat as I continued to ap- proach . In this manner he led me a chase of about a mile along the banks of the lake , but he appeared ...
... head on one side with a short grunt , he would advance quickly for a few paces , and then again retreat as I continued to ap- proach . In this manner he led me a chase of about a mile along the banks of the lake , but he appeared ...
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