THE OX FAMILY 169 



The flesh of two of the animals, the musk-ox and the 

 white goat, is not very desirable, but the flesh of the 

 big-horn is not surpassed by that of any of our big- 

 game animals. 



The goat which we have known for the shortest 

 period of time seems to have held its own the best. 



None of these animals are suited to the game-pre- 

 serve unless the preserve be a large one and located 

 on the ground where the animals are found. The 

 bison, as we have observed, may possibly be excepted, 

 since it seems to thrive in New England parks. The 

 other animals, if they are to be preserved at all, must be 

 protected where they are now found. 



In all of the animals of the ox family, excepting the 

 prong-horned antelope, the horns are persistent. The 

 prong-horn, as we shall observe, has new horns every 

 year, which are not, however, like the deer-horns in 

 structure or shape. 



