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upon some antelope near the roadside. Following them they 

 led me to a fine open piece of ground of two or three miles 

 in extent, on which, and not very far apart, I saw some half 

 dozen bustards, nine or ten wolves, and a very large herd of 

 antelope besides those I had followed. The wolves were, I 

 am sure, up to some dodge, for it was not until I had fired 

 three or four shots at the bustards (missing every one) that I 

 became aware of their presence and they then showed in 

 pairs, at intervals of some distance and were evidently waiting 

 their opportunity at the antelope. I lean to the idea that the 

 wolves hold themselves in relays, each giving the antelope a 

 burst at their utmost speed, and it is well known that the 

 antelope when thus the pressure is kept up gets soon blown." 



The same author states that a wolf once joined in the 

 chase after an antelope with two of his dogs, and not only 

 pulled it down but half devoured it before he reached the 

 spot. He also states that he once saw two wolves trotting 

 along parallel with a herd of antelope, one of the two carrying 

 a good sized fawn in its mouth. 



Captain Jackson, of the Nizam's service, told me a 

 rather amusing story about a wolf. He was out after foxes, 

 when he put up a young fawn, at which he at once slipped 

 his dogs ; they ran it for about a mile and a-half, when 

 suddenly up got a wolf just in front of the dogs and joined 

 in the chase after the antelope, and being quite fresh soon 

 rolled it over, and the next moment there were the dogs, wolf 

 and antelope, all of a heap, fighting and struggling. Jackson 

 jumped off his horse, whipped off the dogs and the wolf, and 

 secured the fawn, which appeared not to be in the least hurt. 

 The wolf immediately sat down and began to howl at the loss 

 of his prey and in a few moments made a dash at Jackson ; 



