We once caught a young crocodile, which certainly did use its tail to inflict sharp blows, and led us to conclude that the native opinion is correct.

They believed also that, if a person shuts the beast's eyes, it lets go its hold.
Crocodiles have been known to unite and kill a large one of their own species and eat it.

Some fishermen throw the bones of the fish into the river but in most of the fishing villages there are heaps of them in various places.

The villagers can walk over them without getting them into their feet; but the Makololo, from having softer soles, are unable to do so.

The explanation offered was, that the fishermen have a medicine against fish-bones, but that they will not reveal it to the Makololo.
We spent a night on Mparira island, which is four miles long and about one mile broad.