HAUNTS OF THE SOMALI GIRAFFE 



and to see them satisfying their thirst at a water-hole 



is a curious sight. 



The SomaH giraffe is found in astonishing numbers 

 throughout Jubaland, for the character of the country 

 in the interior is especially adapted to their habits. 

 They prefer, as a rule, those regions that are only 

 thinly covered with scrub. Occasionally, however, 

 they may be found in very dense bush, and on these 

 occasions it is astonishing how difficult they are to see. 

 I saw about 280 in all, of which the greater number 

 were in the districts of Joreh, Arroga and Rama Gudi ; 

 and in the thorn country to the west of Marti 

 Mountain they were also exceedingly plentiful. 



Of the antelopes found in Jubaland there is none 

 that yields a finer trophy than the arrola, or Hunter's 

 hartebeeste. A full description of this interesting 

 animal will be found in Chapter X, so it is unnecessary 

 for me to refer to them here at greater length. 



An almost equal interest attaches to the race of 

 Grant's gazelle inhabiting the coastal region of Juba- 

 land north of the Arnoleh River. In The Game 

 Animals of Africa, by Mr. R. Lydekker, F.R.S., it 

 is stated on the authority of Mr. O. Neumann that 

 Grant's gazelle is not found within 150 miles of the 

 sea, its place there being taken by the closely allied 

 form, Peter's gazelle. I was therefore much pleased 

 at obtaining, near Eyladera, a specimen of Grant's 

 gazelle that differed in certain essential points both 

 from G. peter si and from G. g. brighti. In size it 

 approximates closely to Peter's gazelle, being about 

 50 lb. lighter than Bright's, while the horns are short 

 and straight as in the former. The white rump patch, 

 however, is extremely large, intruding deeply into the 

 fawn colour of the back and completely surrounding 



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