272 A COLONY IN THE MAKING chap. 



Grant's Gazelle and its various sub-species have 

 provided the settler with many a dinner, while as its 

 horns are extremely handsome and more easily 

 obtained than those of any other animal they form an 

 adornment on the walls of most farms. This gazelle 

 varies slightly in different portions of the Protectorate 

 in the prominence or otherwise of the dark bands 

 which mark its flanks, and considerably in the shape 

 and size of horns, and at least four sub-species have 

 been enumerated. Thus (a) Gazella granti typica as 

 found on the Athi, Kapiti and Serengati plains, has 

 practically no flank markings when adult. The horns 

 are long and lyrate, but the spread between the horns 

 seldom exceeds 14 inches. A big ram weighs 160 lb. 

 (b) Going south-west from the Kedong valley, the 

 flank marks remain invisible, but the spread of the 

 horns increases markedly and very greatly even up to 

 27 inches or 28 inches. The gazelle grows very large 

 here up to at least 170 lb. Here a sub-species has 

 been named Robertsi. (c) Going north to Likipia and 

 round Lake Baringo, the dark flank bands become 

 prominent, and the horns run close together. The 

 animal itself also is small, a full-grown ram not exceed- 

 ing 125 lb. A sub-species is formed here and termed 

 Gazella granti notata. (d) Proceeding northwards 

 again into the Northern Game Reserve and right on 

 the border and into Abyssinian Boran, we find further 

 differences. The animal becomes bigger again, up to 

 140 lb. A large white patch runs from the rump on 

 to the back, and there are very marked hairy tufts on 

 the knees. The face markings are also very distinct 

 and the horns more massive than anywhere else. This 

 is, I believe, the animal that Mr. Stigand terms the 

 Haul and may possibly be what is known as Gazella 



