SHARPE S STEINBUCK. 121 



SHARPE'S STEINBUCK. 



Native Names. 



Chinyanja Kasenye. Chisenga Kafundu. 



Chikunda Kambangu. Chibisa Katili. 



Zulu (Ngoni) . . . Nsumpe. Chiwemba Katiri. 



Food. 

 Grass, and leaves of bushes. 



Spoor. 

 Much smaller than duiker. 



Both male and female leave their droppings in one pile, to which they return 



as long as they are in the neighbourhood, and they can thus be easily distinguished 



from those of the other small buck. 



Habitat. 

 Sometimes live in the dambos till the grass is burnt, when they go into the bush 

 for cover, but more usually found in wooded country, and often in scrub at the base 

 of rocky hills. 



Habits. 

 Lie very close, and when put up bolt off like rabbits, without even pausing for 

 another look, like other small buck. 



When seen out grazing it may be fired at and missed without it taking the 

 slightest notice, appearing to be quite deaf to the sound of the rifle — as are the other 

 small buck, duiker and oribi, but in a lesser degree. 



Where this animal is common it is frequently the case that the duiker is nearly or 

 entirely absent, although the country may appear eminently suited to it. 

 The females are hornless. 



Notes. 



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