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radius of which they will be found day after day, whether they be 

 single old bulls or herds. For this reason it is one of the few beasts 

 that, if seen and left undisturbed (from being, perhaps, in a bad position 

 for a stalk), can be looked for again next day with almost a certainty 

 of being found." 



" In Portuguese West Africa," writes Mr. G. W. Pcnrice, "eland arc 

 dispersed over almost the whole of Angola, where they prefer bush- 

 covered country. They are met with sometimes in troops of sixty or 

 seventy, and occasionally in even larger numbers ; but more often a 

 troop consists of from twelve to fifteen, mostly cows, very commonly 

 one or two bulls being among them. It is often difficult to get a shot 

 at the bulls, by reason of the way they have of pushing themselves in 

 amongst the cows. Very old bulls leave, or are driven from, the troop 

 altogether, and wander about by themselves in solitude. An eland is 

 a great walker, and his long stride takes him over a great deal of 

 ground, so that one has generally to go far on their spoor before 

 coming up with these animals. The hide of an eland has a peculiar 

 odour, which is by no means unpleasant. The spoor is very similar 

 to that of a buffalo, but rather neater in appearance ; the two need 

 never be confused, as an eland, being longer in the body, and standing- 

 higher on the legs than a buffalo, takes a much lengthier stride. 

 These animals are very keen of sight, and when on the spoor the 

 hunter must be continually on the look-out, otherwise they will see 

 him and make off before being seen themselves." 



In reference to the possibility of domesticating the eland, it was 

 suggested in the Field oi April 12, 1902, that this was more likely to 

 be successful in Africa than acclimatisation in England. It was soon 

 after announced that Mr. A. R. Jellicoe, of Rhodesia, had succeeded in 

 training a number of young elands for draught. Eight of these, it is 

 stated, had been working in a waggon for months, and were found to 

 be faster and more powerful than oxen. 



