-* The Antelopes of East Africa 



them suddenly. The white stripes upon their bodies have 

 the effect ot making them part and parcel of their environ- 

 ment, as is the case with zebras ; they produce the illusion 

 of rays of the sun falling through twigs and branches. The 

 extraordinarily large and sensitive ears of these animals 

 enable them to become aware of the slightest suspicious 

 noise. There is something very dignified and imposing 



A HERD OF ELANDS 



in the demeanour of the bucks, especially when they raise 

 their heads for a moment at the hunter's approach 



Formerly the lesser kudu must have been as 

 numerous on the East Njiri swamps as in other parts. 

 of Masai-Nyika. The Masai still call them sometimes 

 " ngare o'ssiram " (ngare-water), but their numbers were 

 unfortunately thinned by the rinderpest. My friend Mr. 

 Hobley found a great number of bodies of lesser kudus 



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