I20 CENTRAL AFRICAN GAME AND ITS SPOOR. 



KLIPSPRINGER (Oreotragus saltator). 



Native Names. 



Chinyanja . . . Gwapi (same as duiker and Zulu (Ngoni). Ligogogo. 



other small buck). Chisenga . . . Mbalali. 



Chiyao Chiwalama. Chichewa . . Chinkomo. 



Chikunda. . . . Mbalawi. Chiwemba . . Chibusi Mabwe. 



Food. 



Grass. 



Chew aloes for moisture. 



Spoor. 



Like minature pigs and absolutely different in shape to that of any other buck. 



Habitat. 

 Rocky hills and kopjes, very seldom met with elsewhere, and perhaps only then 

 when crossing from one range to another. 



Habits. 



Generally found on the leeward side of a ridge or hill if a strong wind is blowing. 

 Usually male and female together, although sometimes three or four may be seen. 



They are said never to drink, and in many of the places they live in it would 

 be impossible for them to obtain water during the dry weather. 



It is a very widely distributed little animal, ranging the whole length of the 

 continent from Somaliland to the Cape. 



Notes. 



