Yet I personally had no difficulties with lions.

I twice killed lions which were at bay and just starting to charge, and I killed a heavy-maned male while it was in full charge.

But in each instance I had plenty of leeway, the animal being so far off that even if my bullet had not been fatal I should have had time for a couple more shots.

The African buffalo is undoubtedly a dangerous beast, but it happened that the few that I shot did not charge.

A bull elephant, a vicious "rogue," which had been killing people in the native villages, did charge before being shot at.