. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. THE HIPPOPOTAMUS 409 Swaliili name for the hippopotamus is Kihoko, and a dried strip of the hide is used instead of a whip or cane when riding, and rephices the cane for corporal punish- ment. Its application to the bare back of a porter or a culprit causes more pain than a whip or a cane. During the day hippopotamuses remain concealed in the reeds or rushes, or in the water. In places where they are much disturbed they expose themselves.
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. THE HIPPOPOTAMUS 409 Swaliili name for the hippopotamus is Kihoko, and a dried strip of the hide is used instead of a whip or cane when riding, and rephices the cane for corporal punish- ment. Its application to the bare back of a porter or a culprit causes more pain than a whip or a cane. During the day hippopotamuses remain concealed in the reeds or rushes, or in the water. In places where they are much disturbed they expose themselves. The canine tooth of a hippopotamus ^^'hich lias grown into a complete circle. It is ilitfioult to imagine the a,gony caused by such an untoward condition. (Museum, Royal College of Surgeons, Kngland.) very cautiously. As a rule, the body is submerged and the head alone exposed. When danger threatens, the head disappears below the surface, and the nostrils^are voluntarily closed as the animal sinks under water. The hippopotamus is not only an expert swimmer, but runs quickl}^ along the bed of the river, and can remain under water from five to eight minutes ; it then cautiously raises its head to breathe, exposing only the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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