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OVINE ANTELOPE 



impelled by hunger. Their fleece, too, is esteemed 

 of little value by the traders, and is used only as a 

 covering from the cold; yet good judges have 

 asserted that the silky fineness of the wool is not 

 surpassed, even by that of the Cashmere Goat. It 

 is, therefore, to be regretted that the patriotic 

 intentions of naturalizing this animal, as expressed 

 by the late Lord Selkirk, were not carried into 

 execution. 



THE WOOL-BEARING ANTELOPE. 



The Ovine Antelope (A. mazama), bears a great 

 affinity to the preceding species in every essential 

 character. Some naturalists conjecture that he is 

 merely a variety, and that the colour and the quality 

 of his fleece may be ascribed to a residence within 



