CHAPTER XIV.

THE ANIMAL KINGDOM OF AFRICA.

SOME ACCOUNTS OF THE BEASTS, BIRDS, REPTILES AND INSECTS OF AFRICA -- LIVINGSTONE’S OPINION OF THE LION -- ELEPHANTS, HIPPOPOTAMI, RHINOCEROSES, ETC. -- WILD ANIMALS SUBJECT TO DISEASE -- REMARKABLE HUNTING EXPLORATIONS -- CUMMING SLAYS MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED ELEPHANTS -- DU CHAILLU AND THE GORILLA -- THRILLING INCIDENTS -- VAST PLAINS COVERED WITH GAME -- FORESTS FILLED WITH BIRDS -- IMMENSE SERPENTS --THE PYTHON OF SOUTH AFRICA -- ANTS AND OTHER INSECTS 248