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... jungle , is the first to welcome the break- ing dawn ; then follow the Masai parrots and the Nectarinias with their cheerful greetings . We were climbing towards the spot where two years ago the well - known Hungarian hunter , Balint ...
... jungle , is the first to welcome the break- ing dawn ; then follow the Masai parrots and the Nectarinias with their cheerful greetings . We were climbing towards the spot where two years ago the well - known Hungarian hunter , Balint ...
Page 130
... jungle and crossed the trampled - down clearing . First came a small one , a 30 to 40 - pounder ; then the second one , a fine 60 - pounder . As he passed Mr. Horthy fired and the bull went down on his knees , but stood up again and ...
... jungle and crossed the trampled - down clearing . First came a small one , a 30 to 40 - pounder ; then the second one , a fine 60 - pounder . As he passed Mr. Horthy fired and the bull went down on his knees , but stood up again and ...
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... jungle was woven through and through by creepers , " wait- a - bit " and other thorny plants , which made it nearly impenetrable . giant Suddenly I was stopped by a black mass standing about 25 yards away from me . I bent down to make ...
... jungle was woven through and through by creepers , " wait- a - bit " and other thorny plants , which made it nearly impenetrable . giant Suddenly I was stopped by a black mass standing about 25 yards away from me . I bent down to make ...
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Big Game Hunting and Collecting In East Africa, 1903-1926 Kalman Kittenberger No preview available - 1989 |
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aardvark amongst animals antelopes Baamba baboons beasts of prey birds buffalo Bugoma forest bull bullet bush bushbuck calf calves camp carcase caught cheetah cordite dangerous dogs East Africa eland elephant grass field-glasses fired followed gazelle German East Africa giraffe gorilla grazing greater kudu guinea-fowl gunbearer hartebeest head heard herd hide high grass hippo horns Hungarian Hungarian National Museum hunter hunting hyena jungle Kilimanjaro killed kiteras kudu leopard lesser kudu lion lioness live mane Mannlicher-Schönauer marabous Masai meat mimosa monkeys Najsebwa natives neck never Ngare Dowash night ostrich Pandasaro papyrus rhino rifle round Ruvana Plains safari savannas seen shambas shoot shot sight skin spoor sportsman spot spotted hyena stopped suddenly swamps tchego thicket Thomson's gazelle thought tracks trap tree tribes trip troop tusks Uganda usually Victoria Nyanza vultures Wagayas waterbuck wild wildebeest wounded yards young zebra