WATER BUCK.—Kobus ellipsyprymnus. 
Tt is a gregarious animal, living in little herds not exceeding ten or twelve in number, 
and preferring hills and slopes to level ground. Like the preceding animal, it exhales a 
powerful odour, which penetrates throughout its entire body, and which renders its flesh 
so unpalatable that it is never eaten as long as other food can be obtained. It is a swift 
and active creature, being remarkable for its speed even among the swift-footed Antelopes. 
There is a variety of this animal, called the Docot, which is found by the Gambia, and 
which is not quite of the same colour. The natives assert that the female never produces 
more than a single young one during her lifetime, for that the mother’s horns grow so 
rapidly after the birth of the offspring, that they penetrate into her back and kill her. The 
Blaubok is about four feet in height, and the horns are nearly thirty inches in length. 
AuTHouGH the blau-bok is a truly handsome example of the Antelopes, it is surpassed 
in beauty by its congener, the SABLE ANTELOPE. 
This truly magnificent creature is found in Southern Africa, but is never seen near the 
colony, as it is a very shy and crafty animal, and being possessed of great speed, is sure 
