180 Wild Life in Central Africa. 



SASSABY (Damaliscus lunatus). 



NATIVE NAMES. 

 Chibisa - - - - Mtengo. Chiwemba - Mtengo-Maroli. 



Approximate weight, <? ... 4oolb. 



Good average horns, 3 ... i6|in. curve. 



This animal's name is often written Tsessebe in old 

 books on sport. They are extremely localised in this 

 country and only found in the districts bordering Lake 

 Bangweolo, in North-Eastern Rhodesia. It is strange that 

 they do not occur to the south of this, as they are not 

 present again until the country known as Southern 

 Rhodesia is reached. The heads in North-Eastern 

 Rhodesia are better than those usually shot in the south. 

 Sassaby are fond of the open and seldom go into thick 

 cover, but find shade below small clumps of bush or trees, 

 where these can be found. 



Enormous herds exist, and up to a thousand can be seen 

 together at times. Their skins are a beautiful glossy 

 colour. The females bear horns which are thinner than 

 those of the males, as the horns of females always are in 

 those species in which the females grow them. 



SiTUTUNGA (Tragelaphus spekei}. 



NATIVE NAMES. 

 Chibisa - - Nzowe. | Chiwemba - - Nsowe. 



Approximate weight, $ 2oolb. 



Good average horns, <? 28in. curve. 



This is the most water-loving antelope in Africa, and 

 they spend most of their time in swampy country, although 

 I do not believe that they often stand in the water up 

 to the tops of their backs ; for if they did so the crocodiles 

 would quickly decimate, them. 



