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They produce one fawn at a time, which can be easily caught with a good dog, 
and is particularly recommended as a table delicacy, when cooked with a proper mixture 
of fat. 
The Ourebi does not carry off so heavy a charge of shot as the duyker or the reit-bok, 
and if wounded by a bullet, the sportsman is certain to secure his prize, provided that he 
watches the animal with care. When badly hit, they will frequently retire into long 
grass, and crouching low, will hide themselves from the casual observer. They will then 
creep away for several yards, and he down behind a stone, ant-hill, or some similar cover, 
When the hunter passes and overlooks them, they will jump up and retreat as soon as 
his back is turned. Taking advantage of this practice, I always avoid looking directly at 
an Ourebi if I see it lying on the plain, and after taking ‘bearings’ of its position, I 
ride round the prostrate animal in circles, gradually drawing nearer and nearer, until it 
can be. easily shot.” 
The Ourebi stands about two feet in height at the shoulder, and is about four feet in 
length. The horns of the full-grown male are about five inches long, straight, and pointed, 
and covered with bold rings at the base. The colour of the Ourebi is pale tawny above, 
and white below. The female is hornless. 
ONE of the prettiest and most graceful of the Antelopes is the KLIPPSPRINGER, or 
Karns (Oredtragus saltatrix). 
This “darling little Antelope,” as Gordon Cumming terms it, almost equals the 
chamois in its agile traversing of the precipitous localities in which it takes up its 
residence. It is peculiarly formed for rocky ground, its hoofs beg small, hard, sharply- 
pointed, and so formed that when the animal stands, its weight rests only on the tips of 
the feet. It may often be seen perched on some narrow point of vantage, standing like 
the chamois, with all its feet drawn closely together, and calmly surveying the prospect 
from a height which would prove instantly fatal were one of its feet to miss its hold. 
When startled, it dashes at once at the most precipitous rocks that are within reach, and 
bounds up their apparently inaccessible faces as if it were an India-rubber ball endowed 
with sudden vitality. The least projection serves it for a foothold, and its movements are 
so rapid, that a very few seconds serve to place it in safety from any other foe than a 
rifle-ball. 
The Bechuanas have a curious idea that the ery of the Klippspringer is a kind of 
invocation to the pluvial powers of air, and are therefore in the habit of catching a 
number of these poor little creatures whenever they suffer from drought, and of making 
them cry continually by blows and pinches until rain falls. They rightly boast that it is 
a most infallible method of making rain, which is truly the case, as they never cease until 
the desired moisture is seen. In a similar manner the American Indians vaunt the 
potency of their sacred bison-dance for attracting the “buffalo,” for if the bison herds do 
not make their appearance at the proper time, they commence the efficacious saltation, 
and never leave off until their scouts bring news of the desired herds. 
The colour of the Klippspringer is dark brown, sprinkled largely with yellow, which 
gives to the coat a grizzled aspect. Each hair is yellow at the extremity, brown towards 
the end, and grey for the remaining part of its length. The tint of this animal is rather 
variable, according to the season of year and the age and sex of the individual. It is a 
very little creature, being scarcely twenty-one inches in height when full-grown. In 
general form it is not unlike the ibex kid of six or seven months old. The female is 
hornless. 
THE graceful and slender-limbed Manoqua (Neétragus Saltidna) is one of the tiniest 
of Antelopes, being hardly fourteen inches in height at the shoulder, and of most delicate 
proportions. 
The little creature is so slightly made that it appears to be too fragile to resist the 
slightest breeze, or to brave the inclemency of the open air. Its legs are very long in 
proportion to the dimensions of the body, and hardly exceed a lady’s finger in thickness. 
The colour of the Madoqua is remarkably beautiful, being a silvery-grey on the upper 
