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In Wildest Africa, Vol. 1 · C. G. Schillings — chapter 3 of 27 · ~216 words · public domain

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A Herd of Zebras taking Refuge from the Heat of the Midday Sun facing 48

Flamingoes on the margin of a Lake 49

Flamingoes flying down to the Lake margin 53

Alfred Kaiser in Arab costume 55

Group of Gnus 58

Nile Geese on the Natron Lake 58

A Herd of Grant’s Gazelles 59

Crested Cranes and Zebras 59

A Camp on the Velt 63

Native Settlement on the Pangani River 67

Group of Eland Antelopes 72

A Herd of White-bearded Gnus 73

A Masai Dance 77

A Herd of White-bearded Gnus (i) at close quarters; (ii) a more distant view; (iii) they show their disquiet; (iv) they decide to retreat facing 80

Effects of Heat and Mirage 81

A Hot Day in the Great Rift Valley 85

Group of Masai 87

Prehistoric Sketch on a Fragment of Ivory 88

Old Picture of a female Hippopotamus 91

An old German Picture of the Giraffe 93

Hottentot Hunters: a sketch of two hundred years ago 95

Ancient Egyptian representations of Giraffes and other animals 97

Sketches of Animals made by the Bushmen 99

Black-tailed Antelopes running through high grass 101

Bearers on the March 103

A Rhinoceros moving through velt grass 107

Three large Gorillas shot by Captain Dominick 115

Troop of Lions in broad daylight 121

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