THE ANTELOPE. 



A Koodoo. 



A Palliih. 



The Pallah, a most magnificent specimen of the antelope family, is a native of South Africa. It associ- 

 ates in families of six or eight. Its swiftness is said to be astonishing. Their flesh though destitute of 

 fat, is much esteemed by thfl natives of the country which they inhabit. 



The Koodoo, also a magnificent animal, is about four feet in height at the shoulder. Like the Pallah, it 

 is a native of South Africa. When hard pressed in the hunt, the males are quite formidable, from their 

 immense strength and determination, and from their formidable horns, which ai - e sometimes four feet 

 in length. 



The Nyl-Ghau is one of the largest Antelopes known. It is a native of the dense forests of India, 

 where it resides alone or in pairs. It is extremely vicious, resolute and powerful, and will turn upon its 

 pursuers with great fury. Even in confinement it is not to be approached without caution. Previous to 

 making its attack, it drops upon its fore-knees, and in that attitude, gradually advances till within a certain 

 distance of its foe, when it darts suddenly forward with amazing force and velocity. The general color of 

 the male is slaty-blue ; that of the female, tawny-red. A bunch of long hair hangs from the fore part of 

 the neck, and a similar tuft terminates the tail. 



Among the true Antelopes, the Springbuck, or Springbok, is one of the most graceful and beautiful. It 

 is a native of Southern Africa. Its name is given in allusion to its singular habit, when pursued, or when 

 hastening its pace, of bounding, with its back bent like a bow, to the height of seven or eight feet in the 

 air. The general color of the Springbuck is light cinnamon-red, a band of deep reddish-brown passing along 

 the sides, and edging the pure white of the under surface. When taken young, it is easily tamed. 



A Koodoo. 



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A Nyl-Ghau. 



