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MAMMALS OF THE PACIFIC WORLD 



Fig. 59 — Anoa 



about three feet four inches high. It has shorter, straighter 

 horns than its relatives, the record length of one horn being 

 fifteen and three-eighths inches. Young animals have a coat of 

 light brown hair which darkens as they reach maturity. In the 

 adult the hair may be very dark brown or black. Very little 

 appears to be known about the habits of this animal. It is 

 said to live in pairs rather than in herds, as is the case with 

 other buffalo, and to frequent wooded districts on mountain- 

 sides. Like other buffalo, it is partial to water. 



The Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) is a member of the 

 group of animals known as the goat-antelopes. It shows a 

 marked resemblance to its ally the Rocky Mountain goat of 

 North America, except that its color, instead of being white 

 like the mountain goat, is black or blackish gray, with a griz- 

 zled appearance. The long coarse hair is lengthened along the 

 back. The legs are brown. The black horns, generally sharp- 

 pointed, grow nine or ten inches long. The two sexes are very 



