SOME NATURAL HISTORY 



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never saw them in water, but usually not a great 

 distance from a marsh or stream. They were much 

 shier than the hartebeest and zebra, and upon seeing 

 our approach would be the first to run away. And 

 by a curious chance the does seemed to know that it 



Waterbuck 



was the buck only that was in danger. They would 

 often turn to watch us, while the buck himself 

 would keep on running until he had put many 

 hundreds of yards between himself and the threat- 

 ened danger. Then, and then only, would he turn 

 to watch, and it usually required careful stalking to 

 get within gunshot of him again. 



