TIIK ONOO. 





and is there, un.l.-r the popular name of the Antelope, an object of pursuit by bi|M*tal and 

 <|uadni|>edal hunters It- -. i.-ntiii. title in Antilocapra ameritfaa. 



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OF all the Antelopes, the <i\oo presents tin- most xtmonlinary conformation. At tin- 

 first sight of this curious animal. the spectator seems to doubt whether if it* a horse, a null, or 

 an Antelo]>e. as it ap|M-ar- to |urtake nearly equally of the nature of these thiw animals. 



The (inoos, of which then- are several s|M-cit>s. may U- easily nn-o/fnizeil by their ti-n-.- 

 l<Mikiiiir hi-a-l. their (M^Miliarly .shaped horns, which are bent downwards and then upwards 

 air:iin with a sharp cur\r. \>\ tlu-ir broad nose, and lonjf hair-<-la<l tail. They live toother in 

 'oiisiderable herds, often mixing with whnis. ostriches, and pniffes. in one hup- army of 

 living beings. In their habits they are not unlike the wild cattle which have already hwn 

 il*-l. Suspicious, timid, curious of disjHisition. and irritable of temjer, they display these 

 mingled qualities jn a very ludicrous manner whenever they are alarmed by a strange obj-<-t. 



"They commence whiskini; their long white tails," says Ciimminj;. " in a most eccentric 

 manner; then, springini: suddenly into the air. they begin pawing and capering and pin-sue 

 each other in circles at their utmost speed. Suddenly they all pull up top-thei to o\erhaul 

 the intruder wh-n some of the bulls will often commence liirhtini: in the most violent manner, 

 dropping on their knees at every shock : then, quickly wheeling aUmt. they kick up their 

 heels, whirl their tails with a fantastic- tlourish. and scour acrom the plain, envelojied in a 

 cloud of dust." On account of these extraordinary manuMivres. the JJnoo is called Wildebewrt 

 by the Dutch settlers. 



The faculty of curiosity is largely develoj^l in the <;noo. which cjin '.-i.t the 



temptation of insju-ctinir any stninp- object, although at the risk of its life. When a (in.-. 

 tirM catches ^i^| ( t of any unknown l-intr. he *[.<& at full spe*-*!. as if clesjn.ns ,,f ^tting to 

 the farthest ]., ,^\\ t \>' distance from the terrifying obje-t. Soon, however, the feeling of curi- 

 osity vanipii-hes the- pa-si,, n of fear, and the animal halta to reconnoitre He then gallops In 



