giraffe, although, from sixteen to twenty feet in height,
is perfectly defenceless, and can only trust to the
swiftness of its pace, and the extraordinary power
of vision, for its means of protection. The eye of
this animal is the most beautiful exaggeration of
that of the gazelle, while the colour of the reddish-r
orange hide, mottled with darter- spots, changes thè
tints of the skin with the differing rays of light,
according to the muscular movement of the body.
No one who has merely seen the giraffe in a cold
climate can form the least idea of its beauty in
its native land. By the time that we had skinned
one of the animals, it was nearly six o’clock, and
it was necessary to hurry forward to reach the river
before night; we therefore arranged some thorny
bouo-hs over the bodies, to O which we intended to
return on the following morning.
“ When about half way to the river, as we were;
passing through grass about four feet high, three
tétel bounded from a ravine, and, passing directly
before us, gave me a splendid shot at about sixty
yards. The Ceylon No. 10 struck the foremost
through the shoulder, and it fell dead after running
a few yards. This was also my first tétel (Antelope
Bubalis) ; it was in splendid condition, the
red coat was like satin, and the animal would weigh
about five hundred pounds live weight.
“ I had made very successful shots, having bagged,
three out of four at large game ; this perfectly delighted
the Arabs, and was very satisfactory to myself,