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Africa amongst Andersson animal approach armed attack bear beast Bestiarii bird black rhinoceros blood boar body bones brute buffalo bull bullet bush Captain carcase carnivora Chaillu chamois CHARLES JOHN ANDERSSON chase claws cloth gilt colour creature cubs cunning dead death deer distance dogs eggs elephant Engravings eyes Fcap feet female fire flesh foot forest gemsbok gilt edges giraffe gorilla grizzly bear ground GUSTAVE DORÉ hand head herd hippopotamus horns horse hundred hunter hunting hyæna inches Indian jaws jungle killed Lake Ngami length leopard limbs lion looked miles moose mouth natives nearly neck never night once ostrich panther quadruped rhinoceros rifle river roar rushed sambur savage says shot shoulder side SKELETON skin spear SPOOR spot stood suddenly tail teeth Tennent terrible THOMAS HOOD tiger tree trunk tusks white rhinoceros wild wolf wolves wounded yards young
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Page 109 - ... actually standing on his poncho ; and perhaps the animal was equally astonished to find himself in the immediate presence of so athletic a man. The man told me he was unwilling to fire, as his gun was loaded with very small shot, and he therefore remained motionless, the...