DIBATAG 277 
Head of Dibatag, 
The DIBATAG or CLARKE’S GAZELLE (Ammodorcas clarkei). 
Although resembling the true gazelles in the face-markings, the 
dibatag, as it is called by the Somalis, is so different from those antelopes 
as to be entitled to constitute a genus by itself, being in many 
respects intermediate between the former and the gerenuk. The 
horns, which are present only in the males, are rather short, and have 
a regular upward and forward curvature, somewhat like those of a reed- 
buck ; they are ridged on the front for a considerable portion of their 
length. The neck is considerably elongated, and the tail long and 
thin. The general colour of the upper-parts is a deep cinnamon. 
Height at shoulder about 33 inches; weight from 65 to 70 Ibs. 
When running, the long neck is thrown back towards the tail, which 
is elevated, so that the two look as though they would touch. Dis- 
covered by Mr. T. W. H. Clarke in 1890. 
Distribution.—Central Somaliland, in the eastern districts of 
the Haud. 
