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around and bay; but I have seen klipspringers escape from even so awkward 

 a dilemma by boldly leaping over the heads of the surrounding dogs and 

 again making off. Klipspringer stalking, however, is very pretty sport, 

 affording healthful exercise amidst charming scenery. On level ground 

 they cannot run quickly, and a good dog will pick them up in a short 

 distance. I have witnessed some extraordinary leaps performed by these 

 antelopes, though unfortunately I have no recorded details of these. I well 

 remember many years ago, when following one along the edge of a krantz, 

 my boys cutting off its escape below and the dogs above ; one of the latter, 

 ranging far ahead, came round the hillside in front of it, when without 

 hesitation the little creature leaped from the edge of the krantz to a ledge 

 below, and, running obliquely down the steep rock wall, passed far in front 

 of my boys and escaped. I did not measure the height, but I am sure it 

 was over 30 feet from the krantz to the ledge, and as the krantz overhung, 

 it was a clean leap. But it is when climbing a hill that their marvellous 

 agility is most apparent, for they will race up the smooth face of slippery 

 rocks, so steep that no other animal than a baboon could find a footing there. 

 Any rifle can be used, if sighted to 300 yards, but as these antelopes are 

 but small and easily killed, the smallest bores are the best to use. A double 

 .360 is a perfect weapon for this work. One should be careful to wear 

 boots that will not slip on the rocks, otherwise a nasty fall might result. 



F. Vaughan Kirbv. 



In Somaliland 



Somali Name, Alakud ; Abyssinian Name, Sass. 



This antelope frequents the Golis range, and is generally seen at the 

 tops of the ridges of the hills where there are boulders of rock. I have 

 seen them in the bush, low down in a ravine, but as a rule they are near 

 the rocks. An old male I shot measured 18 inches at the shoulder, and 



