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smaller, with more slender horns, otherwise similar. 

 Found in large herds in the plains. 



The eland (Boselaphus areas) : male six feet high at 

 the shoulder, and about twelve feet in length ; horns two 

 feet long, with a ridge ascending in a spiral direction 

 about half-way up, the spiral making two turns when the 

 male is an adult ; appearance like a bull, a broad dewlap 

 hanging to the knees; tail two feet six inches long; 

 general colour dun, or ashy-grey, with a blue tinge when 

 heated : female smaller and slighter, with more slender 

 horns, and without the ridge; no dewlap. Found in large 

 herds in the plains. 



The buffalo (Bubalus Caffer) : male about five feet six 

 inches high, twelve feet in length, very heavily made, 

 neck short, breast dewiapped, head ponderous, eyes 

 nearly overshadowed by hair and the heavy dark-coloured 

 horns, which are nearly in contact at the base, spread out 

 horizontally, and curve round and inwards; hide bluish 

 black, without hair : female similar, but smaller in every 

 way. Found on the plains and forests in herds, and often 

 a solitary bull in the forests ; very dangerous. 



The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) : four feet 

 six inches high at the shoulder, ten feet long ; body pon- 

 derous, legs very short, head thick, eye small, and placed 

 in a prominence; ears small and round; the upper 

 incisors and canine teeth large, the latter may be called 

 tusks; skin very thick and tough; colour pinkish- 

 brown: female smaller. Amphibious; found in the 

 rivers and lakes ; several still remain in Sea-cow Lake, 

 about six miles from Natal, and in several of the rivers 



