HUNTING IN THE MOUNTAINS 



Another antelope, smaller than the bushbuck, but 

 equally agile, also affords moments of delight to the 

 hunter in these mountainous regions. This is the 

 duiker, (Cephalophus grimmi), which the Kafirs of 

 Sena call nyasa and the Changanes puembwe. 



Weighing from 45 to 55 lbs., the duiker is not more 

 than 28 inches in height at the withers. It is grey 

 in colour. The male has sharp straight horns, varying 

 from 5 to 6 inches in length. This antelope is found 

 in mountainous, or at any rate hilly, country. Avoiding 

 dense thickets, it prefers lightly-wooded country, 

 where high grass is plentiful, which provides it with 

 good fodder. It is easy to approach when sleeping, 

 and will bound up almost from under one's feet. A 

 12-bore, loaded with No. 4 and No. 2 shot, will easily 

 bring it down. Its flesh is excellent and perfumed, 

 particularly in mountainous country where aromatic 

 herbs are abundant. 



Above the haunts of the duiker on the bare and 

 almost inaccessible mountain tops, lives the klip- 

 springer, the chamois of South Africa. About the 

 size of a small goat, it has a thick coat composed of 

 two kinds of hair : one stiff and long, the other short, 

 soft, and silky, which serves to protect the animal from 

 the cold, which is very severe at these altitudes. 

 The coat is mingled white, black, and grey, giving 

 the whole animal a dark grey tone, which blends with 

 the tints of the granite rocks. The hair comes out in 

 masses directly the creature receives a shot, and if 



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