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Word: borana (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1954-1954
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Usage:

...inch footpads. Once, floundering out of a river, Hunter Scott suddenly came upon the huge-tusked giant and shouldered his rifle, only to find the sights waterclogged. By sliding back into the river, he sought to escape the shrieking charge. The monster, possibly distracted by Scott's Borana tracker, turned aside. Scott finally crept close enough to aim between the elephant's eyes. But his admiration for the handsome old tusker dulled his urge to kill. He shot high, the old bull crashed off, and Colonel Scott returned to the States, well content that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Coexistence with Giants | 10/11/1954 | See Source »

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