ELATED.— 'Orm.5 Canua. 



The Eland is tlie largest of the South African Antelopes, and is equal in size 



to a very large ox. ^ ^ ^^ 



The flesh of the Eland is peculiarly excellent ; and as it possesses the valuable 

 quality of being tender imniediately after the animal is killed, it is highly 

 appreciated in the interior of South Africa, where usually all the food is as tough 

 as shoe-leather, and nearly as dry. In some strange manner, the Eland contrives 

 to live for months together without drinking, and even when the herbage is so 

 dry that it crumbles into powder in the hand, the Eland preserves its 

 good condition, and is, moreover, found to contain water in its stomach if 

 opened. 



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