WATERBUCK (Cobus ellipsiprymnus ; Dutch, kring-gat). Height, 48 



in.; weight, 350 Ibs.; horns, males only, 36 in. 

 WILDEBEESTE (pro. vill-de-beast) (D) (lit. wild cattle), the brindled 



gnu, blue wildebeeste (Connochaetes taurinus). Height, \ ft. 6 in.; 



weight, 400 Ibs. ; horns, 30 in. 



WILD DOG, the ' Cape hunting dog' (Lycaon pictus). 

 WOODEN ORANGE, fruit of the klapper (a species of Strychnos). 

 WOLF, the usual name for the hyena, derived from tijger-wolf, the 



pure Dutch name for the spotted hyena. 



YOKESKEY, the wooden slat which, coupled by nekstrops, holds the 

 yoke in place. 



