THE BLACK WILDEBEEST 



ones are driven into exile and attach themselves 

 to troops of Zebras and Wildebeest. 



There is some reason to believe that the Sassaby 

 will interbreed with the Hartebeest. 



The Sassaby is very similar in form and size to the 

 Hartebeest, but is higher at the withers, sloping 

 off considerably to the rump. An adult bull stands 

 4 feet 10 inches at the withers. The general colour 

 is chocolate-brown and more or less shiny, varying 

 with the degree and angle of the light rays. Dark, 

 almost black patches are present on the face, which 

 extend up between the horns. Similarly coloured 

 broad stripes run down the outside of the fore-limbs 

 nearly to the knees, where they form a ring ; others 

 are present on the haunches, extending down and 

 round the limb at the hocks. 



The calves are pale chestnut or bright yellowish- 

 red in colour. 



The female Sassaby is horned. 



THE BLACK WILDEBEEST OR 

 WHITE-TAILED GNU 



{Connochcetes gnu) 



Inkankone of Zulus; Inxu of Amaxosa ; T'gnu of Hottentots. 



This antelope was originally known as the Gnu, 

 and to distinguish it from the other species it was 

 termed the White-tailed Gnu, owing toitslongwhite 

 tail. The word Gnu is from the Hottentot name 



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