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of Nakuru, all over Laikipia country, everywhere on Nzoia 
plateau, they are to be found. 
One bull is now allowed on a licence, a second can be 
shot on payment of seventy-five rupees. 
They are a magnificent animal. The largest bulls 
must, I think, weigh 2,000 pounds. A_ twenty-five 
inch horn is a fair specimen. They are sometimes 
hard to approach, sometimes very easy. You can 
always ride them down if you are well mounted. 
They have a strange habit of kicking up behind (a 
very high kick) when they receive the ball. The bulls 
are easily distinguished from the cows (which are pro- 
tected) by their darker blue colour, and by their much 
heavier build. 
Wildesbeest or Gnu: 
A strange antelope. Far more like a small buffalo 
(American) than an antelope. They travel in lines, and 
whisk their tails, just as our buffalo used to do. Plentiful 
on the Athi plains, and in all the country south of the 
railroad. Sometimes rather hard to stalk. If shot too far 
back they will take a lot of following. Shot forward, they 
drop at once. Two are allowed. 
Oryx: 
Very plentiful on Laikipia plateau. You are allowed 
two. If you want good heads take some time and examine 
the heads well before shooting. I found the horns par- 
ticularly hard to judge. ‘Thirty-three inches are not uncom- 
mon. But if care is not taken you will shoot much shorter 
specimens. Keep your legs free from the sweep of the very 
sharp and dangerous horns. They weigh up to 450 pounds. 
The fringed-ear oryx is a distinct species. Can be 
shot near Simba, east of Nairobi. 
Impala: 
One of the most beautiful of all African antelopes. 
Widely distributed, easy of approach. I have found it 
