. Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring . e standing or lying about in the grass,elands, zebras, and gazelles were grazing in charming groupsat the edge of the leleshwa jungle, whilst ostriches weremarching proudly about in the open steppe, and crested craneswere standing in a rain pool or, with much shrieking, taking-short flights and re-alighting. It was still early, and the buffaloes 286 RETURN FROM LAKE BARINGO TO THE COAST ^ were all out in tlie open steppe. It was impossible to stalkthem, so we merely approached them, keeping in the right
. Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring . e standing or lying about in the grass,elands, zebras, and gazelles were grazing in charming groupsat the edge of the leleshwa jungle, whilst ostriches weremarching proudly about in the open steppe, and crested craneswere standing in a rain pool or, with much shrieking, taking-short flights and re-alighting. It was still early, and the buffaloes 286 RETURN FROM LAKE BARINGO TO THE COAST ^ were all out in tlie open steppe. It was impossible to stalkthem, so we merely approached them, keeping in the rightdirection for them to get wind of us, trusting to their curiosityto arouse them. The first attempt was successful, for the herdsoon became uneasy and took to flight. A shot fired by theCount into their midst, at a distance of no less than 300 paces,had yet force enough to break the hind leg of a powerful bull,which fell out of the herd and galloped slowly off in the direc-tion of two rhinoceroses. There was no fear of the animaleventually escaping us, and as another herd was approaching. BUFFALO HUNTING ON THE GUASO NYUKI. US from a different direction we gave up following our quarryfor the present. This second herd advanced rapidly upon us,though the ground between us and them was as flat as a barn,and it was a fine sight to see the huge beasts moving on like amighty black phalanx. We remained perfectly still till theywere within 200 paces of us, when they gradually slackenedtheir speed, evidently quite at a loss to make out the meaningof the unusual apparition. We waited till they were yetanother fifty paces nearer, and then, thinking it time to bestirourselves, fired shot after shot into the closely packed mass of AT MIWIEUNI 287 bodies. To our surprise the buffaloes stood the charge quietly,and not until the eighth shot did they turn to flee. At thetwelfth they were all Ijeyond range, except a cow wounded todeath and four bulls badly injured, which separated from theherd an
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