andtheresidenceofthepeoplehereisintendedtosecuresafetyforthemselvesandtheirgardensfromtheirenemies;thereisplentyofgarden-groundoutsidethehills;heretheyareobligedtomakepitfallstoprotectthegrainagainstthehippopotami。
Astheseanimalshadnotbeendisturbedbyguns,theywereremarkablytame,andtooknonoticeofourpassingWeagainsawnumbersofyoungones,notmuchlargerthanterrierdogs,sittingonthenecksoftheirdams,thelittlesaucy-lookingheadscockingupbetweentheoldone’sears;
astheybecomealittleoldertheysitonthewithersNeedingmeat,weshotafull-growncow,andfound,aswehadoftendonebefore,thefleshtobeverymuchlikeporkTheheightofthisanimalwas4feet10inches,andfromthepointofthenosetotherootofthetail10feet6Theyseemquarrelsome,forbothmalesandfemalesarefoundcoveredwithscars,andyoungmalesareoftenkilledbytheelderones:
wemetaninstanceofthisnearthefalls。
Wecametoagreatmanylittlevillagesamongthehills,asiftheinhabitantshadreasontohidethemselvesfromtheobservationoftheirenemies。