Cu OF TODAY may live to see the extinction, or near extinction, of some of the animals which haunt the plains, forests, and rivers of Africa, The human population of that continent is ever increasing, and more and more virgin land is required for agriculture and large engineering projects. During the last fifty years there has been vast slaughter of big game, le rearing, and had it not been for the forming of game reserves the wild animals would have fared even worse. The protection of the law is helping to preserve certain animals, but even so poaching is a serious menace to their numbers. chiefly in-the interests of agriculture and ca Several species have already been lost, and it will be a sad day when Africa no longer holds the wonderful variety of wild life which may still be found there, and of which the following cards depict but a small section. May that day be long delayed. Oe hai Brooke Bond thanks Colonel Mervyn H. Cowie, C.B-E., Director of the Royal National Parks of Kenya, for his valuable help in the preparation of this series. A ‘plains’ scene with giraffe, zebra and wildebeest.MANOR (Papi pins) Targest and mast grotesque of the tatoone, Theale malin ation tothe gy colouring ba face bat faked fed and purple patches on hs frocks Mandl Ike ocr boone Hive in troops. The a males ar savage and powerful, and {he devilish expression of thee ‘helenatre When relly temper he develops patches of vid Buc the chest and patches of bright red ‘the baboons Mandrilsare forest Sellen, but they often come ito ‘he open and wearth stony places for ‘at ut and bus, ‘They inhi the Cameroons, Gaboo, snd the Congo Profile of a male mandrill PATAS MONKEY (Estos putt) This monkey which ke Sykes ‘oak belongs othe ag female! enon uni them a Becre oft ed ct sometimes ale the "Husa meaey sand ‘because tometines trope of thee moneys move norte formatnn, ‘Riscaled the"Mitary” monkey They ven companies st hunt the rasan for thei fo, which consists ciety offi, small anials nd inset. They walla rum omens te gs, and thet ha and feet ae apt to thi teens extence. Tei ome West and (Cena Attica (OLOBUS MONKEY (Colt ayn 2) This handsome monkey ives in the high fore of Abyssinian ‘nti lend perfec wih the ple likens wich ae pendant from te ranches fit frst ome. 1 aby ‘business and ignoring other creature, Tatts matic nto iega uncer is "fr", abd tay ‘housands wereld and te umbers creat alrmingy. ‘The Black and Telongingtochefamily called Grea "Caabes” the Greckword foe rut, an this refers othe ft that hs monkey has he meres amp where the tht should be. TeANOED HONGOOSE (Chora fits) This Mongoose isa nat ot Eastern and Southern Alia, and lest Burrows, or les under termite net. Like other species of mongoose ft arivoouy and Insti pey on the pounds arly cing en: es acne end bl, nd fens om al mamma, tr epee sn oes fly fat. Mongooses are deadly eames af nites tn, esas of tha ‘pte, Banded Mongoots lve ccutally several familes oop MTEL (Aolior! ipl apm) ‘his sud, badger anal found throughout Arca, ba more partial te south and we the cantinent. ts immensely stag foe les ad cnws enable 1 i tly thse fet Clee ives hol) and bow tear ote nex ‘bcs. A smal bed called the Hooey bird asthe Ratl othe Bee fn, we the animal devouring the hone, the bird et the ae of the bees, The Rael aso foods on imei and mall totaal Tt ourage it ire ss Bay en wl tod wd gt. Zona isthe Cape Poet Ia appearance i rescbles as a, ike that anna, can eee 90 Staling Hid which even the on scpecs ars lve abe, They ‘hei ens lard and fog ad a inhabed pouluy They are socaral and ae ground hunters and PORCUPINE (Hiss galt agus) A lage and power rodent Whose coat of hai has developed iat quills, thse on the back being Tong and sti and bane Hack and white, eters ae pablo Blacks Porepine ate nctoroasleping by day ia Ble and caves a the I defending self the Porcupine rst bac on ts enemy 2 se pail and soppuraing woundsYUMPING WARE (Pe afer) Thi curs a he se fan English hare, progenies By grea lap on bac le when ral fat, bu oterwie pores about call fou, Tei aVgearay sd ‘rely notorna, ng p during the day ints burrow Hen Hoong sie which wl core fr Brow a the ye cI es fai group, sometimes in soln in nbn arrows, ually snde te ad and senders ground Ini drat ‘trough South Afric nd ortwards to Angola ad Kens CK HYRAK crys) This curious itl asia isin acs sone, {dis neat eave of aoa the clean! Tvs in ls ia ‘Sipe te Me among rcs, capa inte socee oft, Seahy adrenal od ba any ng th Seren ue-Cayrccene {GROUND SQUIRREL (Fase rthrpu falc) This squires widely ‘inributd through tropical Aft, and labia vanety of aunty ftom the forest ee to the margins of ser nike ree aunt sini ive in Barons fod is mainly vegetarian and consists of oot gra weds cyan some itech ar taken. Ts ural ie honing, and may often be sen running aces ode Ts otal length ‘about seventeen in, of which ght inches a FENNEC FOX (Fwncusserds) Thin prety fox lies inthe deserts of ‘North and East Aca. Iespends the daytime asleep ats burtow which ‘linet ethers, air and sft vepeabe materi. At sk it makes forthe nearest wateol, and having quenched thi, Begin to hunt for fod which may be mise sal Br ars or ess, The bors ae often inked together by passages As might be expected 8 anal with sch age crit ever way and ler, nd, when the eed arcs can burow at prodigious spond nd often ccapes the mtr by this tageZU Cees Aten re na Grant's and Grevy’s zebra showing z the difference in stripepatverns chiar Peeters poeinieas In The Zhe forelegs in the females the hair th shorter Thy are ale rock A abery iesBRINDLED GMU or WILDEBEEST (Commchcer tain) & foteque animal resembling a buffalo in font ad hose kind tot which nelly laned with he antelope, Tis an hima of the open plains of East Alia and 5 fen seen in ‘morose appearance tis capable of performing the mot hilarious ht, reg, fucking, leaping apd kicking in a mow Spied ‘manne, then suddenly Unng up to face the neuer i. preyed upon by hows Profile of a gnu ‘The long tongue ofa giraffe (COKE MARTEREES (Asaph ucla cok) Altoughthe Harshest Tooksungaily i is repated to be the refit of the antelope Te ‘elenchly long fice lt indication ot sabe potion od does oc indulge inthe mad gambols and capers so characters the B, Tes the commonest species of arches a East Alia, and i tobuted widely om the open plan and seater bash, When hey rae they alway place eneyom sme aac igh ground danger Senor sms a art rom the sentry pts the whole her othe galley. Tei cll Kongo! in East Alc Sn ora Saree eaten eee Sours oer ete Soe estar Saleen peace eee nee Seeeee See ipndvue nya peace yous Hate SitemapKUDU (Sire large and han the banter Only the male ford an tis sai thatthe longer the horns the nore way the ann ea are pari o bush county and thee sze and Tong ores, the males dash through dense woodland wth tee cpg thei hee ‘othe ground and thei hors at tong their necks. The ae fond in {ebuton extends though East Aca Thstrata the Greater Kes th SABLE ANTELOPE (sera nr) The Sable Antelope is found across Aca south ofthe equator ‘The mame "ab" ely refers t thes les ofthis handsome species. ‘They alone ae lack Young ales a Te, and the female ate moe fos. Bath mle and females a= orb They sabi coutry of scattered ues and bush, a ae Found inal herds. They have the reputation of ng very courage nd 4 adult sable Bll conidred a match fro, tne ser species of ore in AC, the coe depicted being the Beit (Onyx of East Ati. Tea animal of ‘rusty. Oryx live in herds Both arelome and offen indlging i Tenge, hiner bors than the males, tut in both they ate very deadly weapons, pecially against gs, ‘nhc: poaching natives employ to Thnt the onyes Probably ae poo fection the skin on thei necks and Shoulders neatly an inch thicktio tt water inthe vin for they are seldom seen far frm They ate ery fet of fot, an hey are realy going. away they Indulge in fore found af twenty to tity feet Only the mses tr Nisell kepile ee aed Sout, East, and Cental Afi, TWOHSOWS GAZELLE (Gala thomn) Tommi” a they a al in Aca, are the commonest, as wel a pe f the handsomet ofthe Small ancopes. Hunters egoenly describe sceing them i coutes| thousands on the pats of Kenya and Tanganyika. They grace om bor fas. When te grass grows tal the Tommie move ayo sung Shorter astres, fr al ras il ie king enemies chop ‘aud jaca Lat other gavel they appeat to glory In their apy, "uring, wasting and eaping when at pla. Both sexe are ome GRANTS. GAZELLE (Gast gro shoe thre feet at the shoulder Tes ethan the most beatfl of the els, especialy the male which ss Sender racetl hors. Tt found in partis (asualy coming of male Pais of Kast Aiea where i razes nda Brow on shrube. The fn as so0n tty ae bor, ce Iden under a bush or a canopy of Tong grat, leit mother fete seat Grant’ Gavel has many ‘hemics ht dogs and leopards Probably being the most deal.AanovnnK (Onseropat) The Bors of the Cape named this anima Aardvark which mcs “arth pig’ However this cous rete fo Bu ina cls by el he asia Kingdom. Aansvaris feed ct {Be ness of ans and termite the remenday srg les and las ulin them to dig rap im even the hanes ground. They are ‘movtrmal in thei ein. ad by Sy they sleep in oles, excavated y ‘hemaclaey a the Base of antl. They ate ot common but ther ‘Sstebton extend rom the Cape to Satan {GN PANGOLIN (Aon) “Sealy atari another name for the Pangoln, Of the four species f Alcan pngolin tn he large ‘Several thee are arbre in thei habs but tbe Giant Pangoin found species a dosnt climb tes. Tee on ants pd emits, ‘ging otter ets with immensely song root mb The ant Exped Hicks ou avery lng, sick, rte tongue to which the fe adhere and are swallowed Teles in bls, curing up om te, Shcrcled by itl for proscton- When thos cued sp no human Strong enough onc ILE CROCODILE (Chcdyn itis) Thee fees rept infest many Aftian rivers and lan but oly the upp races ofthe Nie They feat cate abd foc! oo Bh, animals, and, to olen, humans fring them a the water's edge and drovng them. They wll ako Fock animale ino the water with thle immensely power tals {Coco ate fond of basing on sand-banks, urally with tei mouths true open, Females ly thet ge in the tnd, covering them, and Teving them tobe incubated by the sun's eat When the young are feedy to fut, Ue ess are uncovered bythe feralot ee SAHARA DESERT ania’ DESERT co : 3 a) e _ ee an aardvarke in free in all pack ds in ae