thrives on none but the selected fare of its native prairies and that 

 it is almost impossible to be preserved by breeding in captivity. 

 It is not a large animal, standing a trifle less than three feet high 

 and in length about four feet, with the stately head bearing straight 

 aloft the black horns, which are about a foot long, the stiff little 

 mane, the shapely ears, and the slender and delicately molded legs 

 all contributing to a grace and beauty surpassed by no other animal. 

 Its coloring of light brown above and white underneath, with 

 the bars of brown on the throat and the effective combination of 

 dark and light on the face add still further to the pleasing picture. 

 The odd patch of white on the body near the base of the tail has a 

 peculiar function since the hairs of the surface can be made to 

 assume an erect position at the same time that a musky odor is 

 given off. This display, doubtless originally intended as a signal 

 or warning to its own kind, has often proved its danger because of 

 the clew thus afforded of its whereabouts, as the prong horn trusts 



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