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THE UNGULATES, OR HOOFED MAMMALS 



broad crowns, with a large additional column on the inner side. It is probable that 

 this group is very closely related to the oxen, and all the members are desert- 

 haunting animals. 



The addax, which is an inhabitant of North Africa and Arabia, has the horns 

 ringed for the greater part of their length, and ascending in an open spiral nearly in 

 the plane of the face. In height this antelope stands a little over three feet, and the 

 greater part of the body is covered with short and thick hair. There is, however, a 

 tuft of long hair on the forehead and a mane extending down the neck to the shoul- 

 ders, and also a fringe of long hair on the throat. The general color is yellowish 

 white, in marked contrast to which is the brown of the head, neck, and mane. 





THE; ADDAX. 

 (One-twelfth natural size.) 



There is a transverse white band below the eyes, while the lips and a spot on the 

 outer surface of the ears are also white. In the males the long hair is more abun- 

 dant and darker in color than in the other sex, and during the winter the yellowish 

 white of the body tends to gray. The horns attain a length of from twenty to 

 twenty-eight inches in a straight line, and from twenty-six to thirty-five and three- 

 fourths along the spiral. 



Distribution The range f the addax in Africa lies to the northward of the eight- 

 and Habits eenth P arallel of north latitude, and, like the gemsbok, the animal in- 

 habits barren, sandy deserts, where water is scarce. It is a shy and 

 wary creature, and is doubtless able to go for long periods without slaking its thirst. 



