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a heavy neck. The horns are short and stout, with a 

 twist in the lower half. Length 2 feet to 3 feet, liecord 

 37 inches. Height 4 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 10 inches. 

 Length of head and body about 10 feet. 



The Southern Kace {Taurotragus oryx oryx), which 

 is now only found in a wild state in the Giant's Castle 

 Keserve of Natal and the Northern parts of the Kala- 



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Fig. 133. — Pair of Eland Heads — striped variety. 



hari and Southern Rhodesia, is without the white hodiy 

 stripes described above, while the striped northern race 

 from the Zambesi northwards is called Taurotragus oryx 

 living stonei ; this is the largest of the varieties and the 

 bull is truly an enormous animal, weighing about 

 2,000 lbs. In Mashonaland the Elands have an in- 

 distinct white chevron on the face and a large brown 

 tuft on the forehead {Taurotragus oryx selousi). These 



