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an antelope.  His head is a very good one, though the horns of an [[strikethrough]] antelope [[/strikethrough]] eland give one no idea of his size. I measured him and he taped 17 hands, 2 ins at the withers. But it seems too much and I think I must be wrong. I must consult the experts & see if they  ever run so big. As I was admiring 'him', someone said "Farou", & there was an old Rhino about a couple of hundred yards off, apparently taking no interest in the proceedings. So I walked up & had a look at him but found him no bigger than the one I had shot, so left him to grow for some other sportsman. Having skinned his head, I waited 2 hours for porters to take him back to camp & went in search of more game. I presently descried 2 Rhinos & went to have a look at them.  They turned out to be a cow & little one, but nearby was a monster bull.  Alas! his head was not very big, but he himself as my gun bearer described him was like an elephant. We were standing out in the open admiring him, when he appeared to become aware of our presence.