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Wild Life Under the Equator

by Paul B. Du Chaillu

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  1. 1Preliminary Chapter
  2. 2Chapter II — Parrot Island — How the Parrots Build Their Nests — Pa…
  3. 3Chapter III — An African Creek — A Leopard Among the Chickens — A N…
  4. 4Chapter IV — Hunting Elephants and Buffaloes — A Venomous Serpent —…
  5. 5Chapter V — At Court in Africa — Costumes of the Court — An African…
  6. 6Chapter VI — Hunt for Gorillas — A Large One Shot — The Negroes Mak…
  7. 7Chapter VII — An African Fireside — A Camp by the Sea-Shore — The F…
  8. 8Chapter VIII — Hippopotamus Hunting — We Kill One — The Men Eat It…
  9. 9Chapter IX — A Great Gorilla
  10. 10Chapter X — Death in an African Village — Lamentations — The Funera…
  11. 11Chapter XI — A Tornado — Before the Storm — Thunder and Lightning —…
  12. 12Chapter XII — A Creek Infested by Snakes — Snake in the Boat — An U…
  13. 13Chapter XIII — Drinking the Mboundou — How Olanga-Condo Could Do It…
  14. 14Chapter XIV — A Royal Feast — On the Banks of the Ovenga — Preparat…
  15. 15Chapter XV — The Terrible Bashikouay — March of an Ant Army — They…
  16. 16Chapter XVI — The Sorrows of the Birds — Curious African Birds — Th…
  17. 17Chapter XVII — On the Ofoubou River — Elephants Bathing — Pursuit T…
  18. 18Chapter XVIII — Njali-Coudié — An African Town — The Chief — Courts…
  19. 19Chapter XIX — The Feast of Njambai — The Talking Idol — Secret Proc…
  20. 20Chapter XX — Sick in a Strange Land — Adventure With a Snake — How…
  21. 21Chapter XXI — Witchcraft — Accusation of Pendé — Result of His Trial
  22. 22Chapter XXII — Gorilla Hunting — Preparations — We Kill a Male Gori…
  23. 23Chapter XXIII — In the Buffalo Country — The Paradise of Flies — Th…
  24. 24Chapter XXIV — Elephant Pits — A Captive — Dividing the Meat — The…
  25. 25Chapter XXV — A Deserted Village — Fear of Death — Wars Between Vil…
  26. 26Chapter XXVI — In the Wild Forest — Hostile Tribes — An Intrenched…
  27. 27Chapter XXVII — We Discover Human Foot-Prints — We Spy Out the Enem…
  28. 28Chapter XXVIII — How We Were Received at Camp — Threatened With Sta…

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