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NATURAL HISTORY ESSAYS 



fully dissected after death, no bezoars were found 

 in the intestines of either. A young pair of this 

 gazelle was sent to the Jardin des Plantes at Paris 

 about the same time as the others arrived in 

 England, and lived in the gardens of the French 

 capital for a considerable period. A photo- 

 engraving was published several years ago 

 representing a mhorr then living in the London 

 Zoological Gardens. This specimen was tame 

 enough to allow the keeper to approach within a 

 yard of it, and is shown standing close to him in 

 the photograph. 



In 1900 a fine mhorr gazelle was living in 

 the Antwerp Zoological Gardens. G. mhorr 

 and G. dama had here evidently been con- 

 sidered as the same species, since, although 

 the rufous of the legs was continuous with that 

 of the body, the name of the latter animal 

 appeared on the label attached to the cage. 

 This individual was in excellent condition, and 

 exceedingly tame, constantly coming up to the 

 railings to be noticed by strangers, and ever ready 

 to accept food from their hands. Owing to the 

 insufficient light (it was raining outside), it was 

 impossible to take a snapshot, and a time exposure 

 was attempted : photographers who know the 

 difficulty of doing this with a living animal as a 

 subject will appreciate the hindrance caused by 

 the confident overtameness of this mercurial 



