Zoo Notes 
the flesh is not appreciated by man, even 
the negro not having a great relish for the 
hard, stringy, rank-smelling meat. 
A peculiar point about the coloration of 
this antelope is the curious white horseshoe 
on its hind-quarters, though, on account of 
the position in the photograph, 1 cannot 
be seen. Why the waterbuck should have 
a narrow ribbon across the quarters in this 
way remains one of the puzzles of animal 
marking, notwithstanding Mr. Pocock’s in- 
genious suggestions. 
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THE illustration of this animal (Rangifer 
tarandus) well exhibits its 
characteristic peculiarities of 
form—the rather short legs, 
small ears, and large hoofs, which, together 
with the low carriage of the head, render 
this beast very unlike the elegant animals with 
which we usually associate the name of deer. 
The Reindeer, however, yields to none of its 
family in usefulness to man or in scientific 
interest. It 1s the only deer which can be 
fairly called a domestic animal, supplying the 
Lapps and other northern races who use it 
the place of both horses and oxen; and it 
is also unique in the fact that both sexes 
regularly possess antlers. The present indi- 
vidual happened to be photographed when 
these appendages had been shed; when 
present they are long and many-pointed, 
but present great variations, the two antlers 
bemg frequently unlike in the same indi- 
vidual. The brow-tine is remarkable in 
that it is branched and often flattened or 
palmated. 
Reindeer vary a great deal also in colour 
and size, so that 1t is not astonishing that 
some naturalists recognise several species. 
But the best authorities admit only one, 
which is found all round the world in high 
latitudes, being called caribou in America. 
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THE two likenesses of this animal show 
Reindeer. 
Chacma how pathetically human even 
Baboon. these ‘“dog-faced” apes are 
when ill; it is easy to see that the second 
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photograph was taken not long before 
the poor beast’s death. In spite of their 
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brutal physiognomy, the baboons are among 
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the most intelligent of monkeys, and the 
present species (Papio porcarius) has been 
often trained to perform various useful 
Photos by W. P. Dando, F'.Z.S., Regent's Park. 
CHACMA BABOON IN HEALTH AND SICKNESS. 
actions in its native country of South Africa; 
the story, related in the first number of 
AnImMAL Lire, of the one that worked the 
railway signals sufficiently proves this 
statement. 
