SPRINGBUCK 195 



Horns lyrate, bent upwards, outwards and forwards, 

 then inwards, and forwards towards the tip ; length, 22 

 to 30 inches (record, 31 1 inches). Height at shoulder, 

 2 j to 3 feet ; length, 4| feet ; weight, about 130 Ib. 



The Impala ranges from Zululand through the Eastern 

 Transvaal to Rhodesia and Portuguese East Africa. It 

 prefers the vicinity of w r ell-wooded streams, consorting 

 in herds of from half a dozen animals up to several 

 hundred. It will on occasion stray far from water. 



They leap wonderfully well, as Sir Percy Fitzpatrick 

 points out in his typical South African book, " Jock of 

 the Bushveld." A ram in the National Zoological 

 Gardens cleared a fence of 8 feet, and two ewes two 

 fences of 6J feet in quick succession. We have had 

 numbers from the Sabie Reserve, captured mostly 

 when full grown. They breed quite well in captivity, 

 and soon get tame. One young one at birth seems to be 

 the general rule ; the young are born during the months 

 of October to January. The Impala feeds mostly on 

 grass, and during the daytime. 



Genus ANTIDORCAS. 



Antelopes of medium size and with false hoofs present. 

 The rhinarium is small and both sexes are horned. 



There is a peculiar patch of long hair on the hinder 

 portion of the back which can be erected at the will of 

 the animal, and which opens like a fan. 



Antidorcas euchore. Springbuck. Springbok. 

 Tsipi (Bechuana). 



This animal is so well known as to need little descrip- 

 tion. Its characteristics amongst Antelopes is the 

 peculiar crest or fan of long white hairs along the back 



