Archive image from page 416 of Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888 discoveryoflakes01hhne Year: 1894 A WOUNDED BUFFALO 393 Before sunrise the day after, the appearance of a herd of buffaloes on the neighbouring height brought us a little distrac- tion. We had done no hunting for a long time, and the cries of Niamma wale! and Boge wale I (' There is meat ! there go buffaloes!') with which our men greeted the sight of the animals exercised as great a
Archive image from page 416 of Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888 discoveryoflakes01hhne Year: 1894 A WOUNDED BUFFALO 393 Before sunrise the day after, the appearance of a herd of buffaloes on the neighbouring height brought us a little distrac- tion. We had done no hunting for a long time, and the cries of Niamma wale! and Boge wale I (' There is meat ! there go buffaloes!') with which our men greeted the sight of the animals exercised as great a charm as ever. Count Teleki sprang out of bed immediately and was soon dressed, but the herd had EQUATOR CAMP. already begun to disperse. The Count, however, came up with some stragglers and got a shot at a cow. The wounded animal retired into the bush and Count Teleki followed her. Pre- sently he heard her heavy breathing, and, approaching carefully, he could make out that she had got wind of him and was on her feet again. A minute later she dashed past him, but some forty paces further on she fell again. He could only see her head now, but he fired again and fortunately hit. She sprang
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