Our operators accomplished true photographic feats, taking at short distances, various views of one of the most hideous and fearsome monsters of creation: the hippopotamus. The monster appears, skimming the surface of the water and diving in turn, while the hunters, pushing their skiff towards it, throw the harpoon, the blade of which bites into its leather. The game is won. The animal is skinned and its fat will provide an excellent treat for the natives, while its teeth, whose ivory is more beautiful than that of the elephant, are carefully collected.
—Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé