ROEBUCK.—Capréolus Caprwa. 
particularly single out women and children as their victims, and inflict severe and 
dangerous wounds with their sharp-pointed horns. One day, at a kind of pubhe garden 
near Brighton, I saw a beautiful but small Roebuck in an inclosure, fastened with a 
chain, which seemed strong enough and heavy enough to hold down an elephant. 
Pitying the poor animal, an exile from his native land, T asked what reason they could 
have for ill- using him, by putting such a weight of iron about his neck. The keeper of 
the place, however, informed me, that small as the Roebuck was, the chain was quite 
necessary, as he had attacked and killed a boy of twelve years old a few days before, 
stabbing the poor fellow in fifty places with his sharp-pointed horns. Of course I had no 
more to urge in his behalf.” 
Yet, according to some practical writers on the subject, the Roebuck will not turn 
upon its pursuer, even when wounded and brought to bay. It is not found in large herds 
like the fallow Deer, but is strictly monogamous, the single pair living together, contented 
with each other’s society. The horns of this animal have no basal snag, ‘and rise straight 
from the forehead, throwing out one antler in front, and one or two behind, according to 
the age of the individual. From the base of the horn to the first antler the horn is 
thickly covered with wrinkles. It is a most active little Deer, always preferring the 
highest grounds, thence forming a contrast to the fallow Deer, which loves the plains. 
It is seldom seen in England in a wild state, but may still be met in many parts 
of Scotland. 
The colour of the Roebuck is very variable, but is generally as follows. The body i is 
always of a brown tint as a ground hue, worked with either red or erey, or remaining 
simply brown. Round the root of the tail is a patch of pure white hair, and the abdomen 
and inside of the limbs are greyish white. The chin is also white, and there is a white 
spot on each side of the lips. 
