280 RECORDS OF BIG GAME 
Record Head of Gerenuk. From a specimen shot by H.R.H. the Duc d’Orléans. 
The GERENUK or WALLER’S GAZELLE (Lithocranius walleri). 
Gerenuk, Somali. Gudan Godu, Danakil.  Giigiifto, Galla. 
Even more aberrant than the last is the gerenuk, in which the 
elongation of the neck attains its supreme development, while the 
slender legs are lengthened in proportion. Horns are wanting in the 
females, and those of the males curve forwards at the tips, where the 
ridges stop, in a peculiarly characteristic manner. The general colour 
of the upper-parts is deep rufous fawn, but down the middle of the 
back runs a broad brown band, nearly eight inches in width. The 
skull is characterised by its dense and solid structure, as well as by 
its straightness, the shortness of the facial portion, and the very small 
size of the cheek-teeth. Height at shoulder from about 36 to 41 
inches ; weight, 115 Ibs. 
