I Had A Complete
Bird's-Eye View Of Great Extent, And I Immediately Distinguished,
In Various Positions, Giraffes, Buffaloes, Tetel, And Boars.
At
this season the trees were leafless, thus any animal upon the low
ground would be at once discovered from this elevated point.
I
extract from my journal the account of this day's hunt, as it was
written immediately upon my return to camp.
"I had been observing the country for some time from my high
station, when I suddenly perceived two rhinoceros emerge from a
ravine; they walked slowly through a patch of high grass, and
skirted the base of the hill upon which we were standing:
presently they winded something, and they trotted back and stood
concealed in the patch of grass. Although I had a good view of
them from my present position, I knew that I should not be able
to see them in their covert, if on the same level; I therefore
determined to send to the tent for my other horses, and to ride
them down, if I could not shoot them on foot; accordingly, I sent
a man off, directing him to lead Tetel from the peak, and to
secure him to a tree at the foot of the hill, as I was afraid the
rhinoceros might observe the horse upon the sky line. This he
did, and we saw him tie the horse by the bridle to the branch of
a tree below us, while he ran quickly towards the camp.
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