From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 84. Dwelling of the Sultan Garuangs o TO 3-O C 5 a x cc IN BAGIRMI 93 even in the driest regions; they are regular visitors tothe durra fields belonging to the natives. Hyenas howlpiteously at night. Of these there are two varieties:one spotted and the other striped; I obtained twolive specimens of the latter kind, and they endeavouredto fortify themselves for the long journey to theirnew European home by imbibing prodigious quantitiesof milk. The lions had followed the big
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 84. Dwelling of the Sultan Garuangs o TO 3-O C 5 a x cc IN BAGIRMI 93 even in the driest regions; they are regular visitors tothe durra fields belonging to the natives. Hyenas howlpiteously at night. Of these there are two varieties:one spotted and the other striped; I obtained twolive specimens of the latter kind, and they endeavouredto fortify themselves for the long journey to theirnew European home by imbibing prodigious quantitiesof milk. The lions had followed the big game tothe plains, and the elephants which are usually verynumerous had betaken themselves to the marshy Marigots, eleven days march away, the frequentApril showers not having sufficed to replenish theirdrinking places. A disagreeable phenomenon is a small fly living inthe mountains, which although not vicious, settles incrowds on human beings, and gives rise to considerableinflammation by crawling into ones eyes. In Bellila,where these flies are specially plentiful, cases of con-junctivitis and even blindness are common. One ofHaberers boys, who was
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