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-of the appearance of cattle in its shape and bearing. This 

 is especially the case with the bulls of larger size, some- 

 times weighing as much as 2,000 pounds, and with 

 neck and shoulders strongly developed. I found that 

 while the females were always striped, the old bulls some- 

 times lost their stripes altogether ; and, while I never 

 noticed anything exceptional about the horns of the bulls, 



WOUNDED BULL GNU 



those of the cows varied greatly in length and shape, 

 sometimes being all twisted, sometimes quite flat. 



It was long believed that these elands, like the 

 buffaloes, had been practically exterminated by the rinder- 

 pest. I am glad to say that I found this was not the 

 case. I found the biggest herd of all in the Kikuyu 

 country ; it was a herd of forty-seven head, and I saw 

 them grazing upon the bare-looking plain in company 



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