GRANT'S GAZELLE 



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" The only sound I have heard this gazelle utter is a kind of goat- 

 like sneeze, which is its cry of alarm. When in good condition the 

 meat of Grant's gazelle is excellent, and as the species is generally 

 distributed, it is a great stand-by for supplying the larder. 



" As a rule these gazelles are not difficult game to get within shot 

 of, so that one or two may generally be procured when needed. In 

 the open, however, where there is no possibility of stalking, they are 

 sometimes very tantalising, having a habit of trotting languidly on, 

 just as the hunter is getting within convenient range ; the horns of the 



FIG. 54. Grant's Gazelles near Mount Marsabit to the south-east of Lake Rudolf, 

 from a photograph by Lord Delamere. 



rams bobbing up and down over their backs as they nod their heads 

 lazily in time with their action, as if it were too much trouble to hold 

 them steady. Then, when they have increased the distance between 

 them and their pursuer, they again slacken their pace to a walk, still 

 keeping only their white sterns towards him, till he once more gains 

 on them, and so on. A plan which sometimes succeeds under such 

 circumstances is, instead of following, to walk round them in a semi- 

 circle as if going past, but gradually edging nearer, when they are 

 more likely to stand and allow of a shot, than if followed directly. 

 These tactics are, however, better commenced from some distance, as, 

 of course, the sportsman must not get to windward of the game. It not 



