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SOUTH AFRICAN MAMMALS 



than those from the Cape, and may require a new sub- 

 specific name. 



This buck, of which the male is a noble-looking 

 animal, is an inhabitant of thick forest or bushy 

 kloofs, feeding as a rule only at night or during the early 

 morning. It is only found singl}^ in pairs, or with the 

 season's kid in attendance. The male gives vent to a 



Fig. 118. — Cape Bushbuck. 



hoarse, barking note, and is a vicious animal when 

 wounded. The Bushbuck feeds upon leaves, grass, Szc. 

 It ranges through the southern and eastern districts of 

 the Cape, Natal, Zaluland, Portuguese East Africa and 

 Eastern Transvaal. In Northern Rhodesia and Central 

 Africa it is replaced by a closely allied form, the 

 Harnessed Antelope {Tragelaplius scriptus), which is of 

 a paler and redder colour, and is, as its name implies, 

 prettily marked w^ith white stripes upon the body and 

 spots upon the throat and hips. 



In captivity the male Bushbuck is usually a most 



