ANTELOPES. 



and Mr. Selous states that at the present day a solitary wildebeest may frequently 



be observed feeding among a herd of sassabi or zebra Both species o^ Z 



are characterised by their speed and endurance. Describing the hah L 1 ZP^ 



Se^r "W 8PeCieS ' G ° rd0n C —^ **?3 StaSSTJC 



vddebeests, winch also cover the entire length and breadth of the blessbok country 

 m herds averaging rom twenty to fifty, have no regular course, like the blessbog' 

 Unless dnven by a large field of hunters, they do not leave their ground a South 

 disturbed. Wheeling about in endless circles, and performing the mS^K 

 vanet.es of intricate evolutions, the shaggy herds of the^se eccent I Z fie"? 



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WHITE-TAILED WILDEBEESTS CUKVETI.NG ROUND A WAGGON. 



Ihn t \T^ r T gambd r ° Und the hunter ° n ever y side - While he is 



lo vn^donr w 1 ° w' h6rd ^ fr ° nt ° f h™, other herds are charging 



™n™v Jd " ^ > ^^ and ' ^"^ deSCrib6d a nUmber of Ocular ™™ 



?vminu2s be o UP *?T T? ^ Ver ^ r0Und -ross which he rode only a 



oM bu 1 wl dehe T g /' '^ m SmaU tr °° pS ° f f0Ur 0r five individuals, [he 



S tanchnl ^T ™? * ""* ^^ &t intervals throughout the plains, 



1 m^r T S fT g r h ° h f ° ren00n > C °° 1] y ***** *** a Ph^oLphic 



hort hZorM ° th -^ me > ^ring a loud snorting noise, and also a 



oU bulTev Z " ^T ^ • t0 tW When the hunter >^« these 



n ln^ til sn menCG + , 1Sklng their l0Dg "** tails h a m0st cccent ric 



oh c rl;^" 1 ^ I" f 6 alr ' b6gin PranCing and «*■** and P— e -h 



in circles at their utmost speed. Suddenly they all pull up together to over- 



