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SOUTH AFRICAN MAMMALS 



contained in a fold or narrow pouch of skin ; this can 

 be erected at the will of the animal. It is an ally 

 of the Gazelles, and is of an isabelline or pale reddish 

 colour above, and white below, the two colours being 

 separated by a broad band of bright reddish-chestnut. 

 There is another band or stripe of chestnut on the face, 



FIG. 107. A pair of Springbuck. 



and the rump, like the face, is white. Height at the 

 shoulder 27 to 30 inches. Weight of rams 60 to 80 Ib. ; 

 ewes 40 to 50 Ib. Both sexes are horned, although 

 the female's are smaller, shorter and straighter, and 

 only ringed at the base. Length 12 to 16| inches. 

 Record 19 inches (malformed). 



In days gone by the Springbuck roamed over the veld 

 in countless thousands, but is now only found in the 

 Cape, South West Africa, Bechuanaland, Orange Free 

 State, and some parts of the Transvaal (notably the 



