454 THE LAND OF THE LION 
Protectorate, viz., the banks of the Nzoia River. Here 
it is very numerous indeed. Herds of a hundred or more 
are quite common. ‘Twenty-two-inch horns is a good 
head. A big buck must weigh almost two hundred pounds. 
The horns curve first backward and then forward. 
Stein-buck: 
Like an oraby but smaller, does not show as much 
white, and when running does not rush away with the 
same beautiful swinging jumps. Horn smooth and straight. 
Klipspringer: 
A rock antelope found on stony kopjes. Widely 
distributed. Dark brown, weighing about twenty pounds. 
Horns rimmed at base, four inches a good specimen. 
Gerenuk: 
Only found on the Laikipia plateau and in the lower 
country east of Nairobi. A slim antelope, shy and hard 
to approach. Light red in colour. Unlike all other 
African antelopes, moves at a very fast trot, throwing 
forward its unusually long legs. Horns curve inward 
attips. Weighs less than one hundred pounds. 
Dutker-buck: 
Always springs up suddenly from long grass. A dark 
gray antelope. In cover it resembles an immense rabbit 
in motion. Hard to shoot with rifle as it never seems 
to stand still. Straight, sharp horns, six inches a good 
head. 
Dick-Dick: 
The smallest of the antelopes, found plentifully in 
lower bushy country, does not weigh more than a hare. 
Hippopotamus: 
Hippo are not usually worth shooting in the Pro- 
tectorate. Occasionally a good tusk can be got on 
Naivasha Lake. 
KKK 
If I were again shooting in East Africa I should try 
