GAZELLES AND OTHER SMALL ANTELOPES 



the mountains of the Masai steppe. It is remarkable, 

 indeed, that an animal as numerous as the Chanler 

 buck has escaped the observation of previous travel- 

 lers. This reedbuck is characterized by a rather long 

 tail, its isabehine-grayish coloring, its white underparts, 

 and its pecuharly long hair. The mountain reedbuck, 

 the bushbok, and the klipspringer lend life to the 

 mountainous and hilly landscape. To observe and to 

 stalk these three species of antelopes affords great 

 delight to a hunter who does not mind the heat of 

 the tropical sun. Towards evening, too, one may stalk 

 the small bands of reedbucks when they pasture on the 

 open mountain slopes. But they are very cautious, 

 and their coloring makes it hard to distinguish them 

 from their surroundings. The horns of the mountain 

 species are not so long and thick as those of the species 

 living in the reed thickets of rivers and swamps. 



A genuine reedbuck (Cervicapra wardi) inhabits the 

 reed thickets of the swampy regions of the Masai steppe, 

 being smaller and having lighter horns than its South 

 African cousin. 



This reedbuck rests during the day in the grassy 

 and bushy plain and seeks the water in the evening. 



When stalking for game I often was startled by the 

 sudden movement of an animal in the high grass or in 

 the rushes not far ahead of me, fearing I had encoun- 

 tered a wild beast of prey. No hunter relishes the 

 thought of meeting the felines of the Masai steppe un- 



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