The
Zebra Has A Great Deal Of Curiosity; And This Is Often Fatal To Him,
For He Has The Habit Of Stopping To Look At The Hunter.
In this
particular he is the exact opposite of the diver antelope, which
rushes off like the wind, and never for a moment stops to look
behind, after having once seen or smelt danger.
The finest zebra of
the herd is sometimes shot, our men having taken a sudden fancy to
the flesh, which all declare to be the "king of good meat." On the
plains of short grass between us and the river many antelopes of
different species are calmly grazing, or reposing. Wild pigs are
common, and walk abroad during the day; but are so shy as seldom to
allow a close approach. On taking alarm they erect their slender
tails in the air, and trot off swiftly in a straight line, keeping
their bodies as steady as a locomotive on a railroad. A mile beyond
the pool three cow buffaloes with their calves come from the woods,
and move out into the plain. A troop of monkeys, on the edge of the
forest, scamper back to its depths on hearing the loud song of
Singeleka, and old surly fellows, catching sight of the human party,
insult it with a loud and angry bark. Early in the afternoon we may
see buffaloes again, or other animals. We camp on the dry higher
ground, after, as has happened, driving off a solitary elephant.
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