244 NATUKE AND SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA 



north-west and north-east of the former territory, 

 where, in dense coverts, they are still able to maintain 

 here and there a precarious existence. 



The koodoo (Strepsiceros kudio), which is to be 

 clearly distinguished by its far greater size and 

 different colouring from the very elegant lesser 

 koodoo of East and North-East Africa, has not often 

 been seen alive in Great Britain. I find that the 

 Zoological Society have exhibited specimens in their 

 gardens upon only two or three occasions, and that a 

 good many years ago. There are three or four 

 stuffed specimens at the Natural History Museum, 

 Kensington, amongst them Mr. Selous' latest and 

 most notable example — one of the finest koodoos, 

 indeed, ever shot in Southern Africa. This specimen, 

 which was shot in the Bechuanaland Protectorate, 

 not far from Macloutsi, is very beautifully set up, and 

 it is scarcely probable that a more representative 

 example will ever again reach Europe. The museum 

 and Mr. Selous are greatly to be congratulated upoa 

 having secured this noble addition to the national 

 collections. 



The grand head of the koodoo, with its magnificent 

 spiral horns, often over 3 ft. in length, is pretty 

 well known among game trophies of sportsmen in 

 this country. But as the animal itself is not so 

 widely known, I may draw attention to its chief 

 characteristics. 



