ANTELOPES OF EAST AFRICA 



brown color inhabits the Masai steppe also. As is the 

 case with most of the antelopes, its fore quarters are 

 heavier and higher than its hind quarters. It is never 

 found in the thick bush, but prefers the plain, where its 



FEMALE WATER-BUCK 



keen eye will spy an enemy far off and its fleet legs will 

 carry it swiftly out of sight. It is difficult to stalk the 

 "kongoni" when it once has been hunted. If a hunter, 

 however, succeeds in killing the leader of a herd, bull 

 or cow, then he can count on shooting also some mem- 

 bers of the herd. It can hardly be described with what 

 ease this strange and ungainly looking animal can move 

 o\-cr the uneven ground of the steppe. 



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