THE DIB A TAG OR CLARKE'S GAZELLE 



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Skull and Horns of Dibatag, from a specimen shot by .Mr. T. W. 11. Clarke 

 in Somaliland. 



The DIBATAG or CLARKE'S GAZELLE (Ammodorcas clarkei). 



Although resembling the true gazelles in the face-markings, the 

 dibatag, as it is called by the Somalis, is so different from these animals 

 as to be entitled to constitute a genus by itself, being in many 

 respects intermediate between the former and the gerenuk. The 

 horns, which are present only in the males, are rather short, and have 

 a regular upward and forward curvature, somewhat like those of a reed- 

 buck ; they are ridged on the front for a considerable portion of their 

 length. The neck is considerably elongated, and the tail long and 

 thin. The general colour of the upper parts is a deep cinnamon. 

 Height at shoulder about 33 inches; weight from 65 to 70 Ibs. 

 When running, the long neck is thrown back towards the tail, which 

 is elevated, so that the two look as though they would touch. Dis- 

 covered by Mr. T. W. H. Clarke. 

 Distribution. Central Somaliland, in the eastern districts of the Haud. 



