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but with what result I could not tell. We quickly 

 got on his trail, and followed ; this was easy, as there 

 was now a good deal of blood. We proceeded as 

 before for about two hundred more yards, when my 

 Mirri stopped and pointed. At that moment there 

 was a tremendous snort and a crash, and the bull was 

 back on him. He hopped round a tree-trunk as 

 quick as a monkey and so dodged the bull, who then 

 stood, for a moment broadside on to me, ten yards 

 off. My first thought was for my kodak. My 

 next, I must shoot him before he sees me ! This I 

 did and dropped him where he stood. 



YAK, TIBET ANTELOPE 



The yak may be called the bison of Tibet. Like 

 the rest of the tribe he stands higher at the shoulder 

 than he does behind ; in fact, the hind-quarters may 

 be called out of proportion. 



His colour is black, becoming grizzled about the 

 forehead with age ; he is a large beast, however, 

 standing from 17 to 1 8 hands at the shoulder. 



The habitat of the yak may be defined as the 

 whole of Tibet, from the Kuenlun-lun range of E. 

 Turkestan to the Himalayas on the south, at altitudes 

 ranging from 12,000 feet on the northern to 13,000 

 feet on the southern portion of the area. Altitude 

 with him is relative to latitude. 



The yak if approached up -wind, for he has a 

 marvellous nose, is an easy beast to shoot. His 



