HUNTING THE NYL GHAU. 



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CHAPTER LVII. 



THE NYL. GHAU, THE OCELOT, AND THE LYNX. 



YL GHAU, or Blue Ox, is a kind of 

 antelope, found in India. In the wild 

 state, these animals are said to be fero- 

 cious, but they may be domesticated, 

 and in that condition give frequent 

 tokens of familiarity, anc even of grati- 

 tude, to those under whose care they 

 are placed. The female, or doe, is 

 much smaller than the male, and is of a yellowish color, by which 

 she js easily distinguished from the buck, who is of a grey tint. 



Its manner of fighting is very particular, and is thus described : 

 Two of the males at Lord Olive's being put into an enclosure, 

 were observed, while they \yere at some distance from each other, 

 to prepare for the attack, by falling down upon their knees ; they 

 then shuffled towards each other, still keeping upon their knees ; 

 and, at the distance of a few yards, they made a spring, and 

 t'arted against each other with great force. 



