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search long before finding even one. The Springbuck re- 

 ceived its name in recognition of its remarkable habit of 

 leaping high into the air when running a habit which also 

 is displayed by the black-buck of India. 



The Gazelles are found only in Asia and Africa, and the 

 number of species is about 25. In general terms they may 

 be described as dainty antelopes, so slender and delicate in 

 leg construction that it seems strange that such slender 

 bones can support a tall animal without breaking. 



The Dorcas Gazelle, of Arabia, (Gazella dorcas), is the 

 species which most frequently finds its way into captivity, 

 and it will serve very well as a specimen species for the 

 whole group. Despite its delicate and frail appearance, it 

 is much more enduring in captivity than many animals 

 which seem far more robust. A pair which entered the Park 

 in 1900 is still living. The male has a temper which quite 

 belies the reputation of the "gentle Gazelle." Although 

 loyal and kind to his cage-mate, toward human beings gen- 

 erally he has manifested a very savage disposition, and in 

 one of his fits of bad temper he broke off one of his own 

 horns. 



The Indian Gazelle, (Gazella benneti}, frequently called 

 in its home country Ravine "Deer." is a habitant of the 

 sterile, \vater-washed ravines of northern and central India, 

 which are the oriental counterpart of our western "bad- 

 lands." This animal inhabits the same regions as the black- 

 buck, but because of the religious scruples of the Hindoos 

 against the taking of life, both species are secure from at- 

 tack until the arrival among them of the white sahibs. A 

 full-grown Indian Gazelle is 26 inches in shoulder height. 

 The females of this species possess horns, which are very 

 slender, and vary in length from 4 to S 1 A inches. 



MISCELLANEOUS MAMMALS. 



The Small-Deer House will at all times contain various 

 mammals which are there shown because it is a practical 

 impossibility to provide a separate building for each group. 

 Among them will be found, 



The Kangaroos, Seldom is there found in Nature a group 

 of large-animal species whose members are so monotonously 

 similar in general appearance as are the Kangaroos and 



