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that before the koodoo becomes much scarcer, repre- 

 sentative specimens may again be seen alive in the 

 Zoological Society's Gardens. While remembering 

 the terrible extermination of game from the vast 

 open plains of South Africa, it is some comfort to 

 reflect that the koodoo, securer in its bush and forest 

 sanctuaries, will yet remain for some years in the 

 interior. The true aristocrat of the wilderness, the 

 prince of antelopes, long may the koodoo linger to 

 adorn the bush veldt and the mountain side. 



