ng in my direction. At the moment I
was standing on the edge of a narrow eroded ravine, ten feet deep, with
perpendicular sides. The rhinoceros came on bravely to the edge of this
ravine-and stopped. Then he gave an exhibition of unmitigated bad temper
most amusing to contemplate-from my safe position. He snorted, and
stamped, and pawed the earth, and tramped up and down at a great rate.
I sat on the opposite bank and laughed at him. This did not please him
a bit, but after many short rushes to the edge of the ravine, he gave
it up and departed slowly, his tail very erect and rigid. From the
persistency with which he tried to get at me, I cannot but think he
intended something of the sort from the first.

The third instance was much more aggravating. In company with Memba Sasa
and Fundi I left camp early one morning to get a waterbuck. Four or five
hundred yards out, however, we came on fresh buffalo signs, not an hour
old. To one who knew anything of buffaloes' habits this seemed like an
excellent chance, for at this time of the morning they should be feeding
not far away preparatory to seeking cover for the day. Therefore we
immediately took up the trail.

It led us over hills, through valleys, high grass, burned country,
brush, thin scrub, and small woodland alternately. Unfortunately we had
happened on these buffalo just as they were about changing district, and
they were therefore travelling steadily. At times the trail was easy to
follow and at other times we had to cast about very diligently to
find traces of the direction even such huge animals had taken. It was
interesting work, however, and we drew on steadily, keeping a sharp
lookout ahead in case the buffalo had come to a halt in some shady
thicket out of the sun. As the latter ascended the heavens and the
scorching heat increased, our confidence in nearing our quarry
ascended likewise, for we knew that buffaloes do not like great heat.
Nevertheless this band continued straight on its way. I think now they
must have got scent of our camp, and had therefore decided to move to
one of the alternate and widely separated feeding grounds every herd
keeps in its habitat. Only at noon, and after six hours of steady
trailing, covering perhaps a dozen miles, did we catch them up.

From the start we had been bothered with rhinoceroses. Five times did
we encounter them, standing almost squarely on the line of the spoor we
were following. Then we had to make a wide qui