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Page 30
... shoulder , " the " rogue " becomes less timid of mankind , and breaks through the fences the native erects round his crop of green rice and his planta- tion of young cocoa - nuts , demolishing the labor of weeks in an hour or so . The ...
... shoulder , " the " rogue " becomes less timid of mankind , and breaks through the fences the native erects round his crop of green rice and his planta- tion of young cocoa - nuts , demolishing the labor of weeks in an hour or so . The ...
Page 31
... shoulders and shuffle off with him to the depths of the jungle . HOW HE IS TRAPPED AND TAMED . THE African ivory trade dates from a remote period . When Rome was at the height of her barbaric splendor , she drew largely on Africa not ...
... shoulders and shuffle off with him to the depths of the jungle . HOW HE IS TRAPPED AND TAMED . THE African ivory trade dates from a remote period . When Rome was at the height of her barbaric splendor , she drew largely on Africa not ...
Page 34
... shoulders with a large iron hook for the purpose of guiding the elephant , may immediate- ly be supplied if he should be thrown down . The riders animate the elephants either by soothing words , or by chiding them as cow- ards , and ...
... shoulders with a large iron hook for the purpose of guiding the elephant , may immediate- ly be supplied if he should be thrown down . The riders animate the elephants either by soothing words , or by chiding them as cow- ards , and ...
Page 43
... shoulder to his , and " backed " him , while every inch of rope thus gained was hauled in by the female at the tree , till he was fairly brought to a stand at the foot thereof . The other tame elephant now came up , and , shielded by ...
... shoulder to his , and " backed " him , while every inch of rope thus gained was hauled in by the female at the tree , till he was fairly brought to a stand at the foot thereof . The other tame elephant now came up , and , shielded by ...
Page 51
... shoulder . It was a wonderful escape for the Englishman , as the mahout , or driver , had deserted his post on the elephant's neck ; and if " Dish- nave " had run , as a badly trained or cowardly animal would have done , the lives of ...
... shoulder . It was a wonderful escape for the Englishman , as the mahout , or driver , had deserted his post on the elephant's neck ; and if " Dish- nave " had run , as a badly trained or cowardly animal would have done , the lives of ...
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Africa alligator Andersson animal appearance approach assagai attack bank bear beast black rhinoceros blood blow boar boat body brute buffalo bull bullet bush carcase Chaillu chamois chase Cloth creature cubs dead death deer distance dogs ears elephant escape eyes feet fire flesh followed foot fore-legs forest gemsbok giraffe gorilla grass grizzly bear ground hand harpoon head herd hind-legs hippopotamus horns horse hundred hunter hunting inches Indian Indian rhinoceros jaguar jaws JOHN S. C. ABBOTT jungle killed leaped legs leopard lion looked lying miles moose mouth native neck night once oryx ostrich paces panther prey quadruped reindeer rhinoceros rifle river roar rush savage says seemed seized Shekarry shot shoulder side sight skin soon spear speed spot stood suddenly tail tapir teeth terrible tiger tion tree trunk turned tusks walrus white rhinoceros wild wolves wounded yards young