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Peters's Oribi 



Peters's Oribi {Oribia hastatd) 

 Manganja Name, Insa 



General colour light cinnamon-yellow, which abruptly merges into 

 white on the flanks ; this abrupt hue fades towards the chest. The belly 

 is pure white. The hair is everywhere thick and long, almost woolly on 

 the abdomen. There are wavy transverse lines to be noticed on the back, 

 though these are faint and inconspicuous in some lights. The skin in the 

 inguinal region is almost devoid of hair, and on each side of the testicles 

 and teats, respectively, are two glands, from which hang long matted tufts 

 of pure white hair, 2 or 3 inches in length. The forehead is concave. 

 This antelope has a circular patch at the base of the ear, devoid of hair, and 

 on an inferior plane. There is an isolated white patch on the throat and 

 an ill-defined white stripe above the eye. 



Over the tear-gland there is a slit-like valvular fold of skin, at right 

 angles to the long axis of the face. 



The legs are light yellow ; there are horny knobs on all the fetlock joints. 

 The hoofs are fluted and sharp, and annulated at their base. The tail is 

 black. The horns are smooth, diverge a little, and curve slightly forward. 



There is a curious pouch-like invagination of the skin between the 

 base of the hoofs, open anteriorly, and big enough to contain a .577 bullet. 

 The flesh is very good eating. 



The measurements I took of two adults are the following : — 



? 31st July 1896. 



Nose to tail 



Height at shoulder 



Girth of body behind shoulder 



Point of shoulder to nose . 



Girth of neck (middle) . 



Girth of arm 



Length of ear 



Length of tail 



Weight, 35 lbs. 



40 



21 



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6 ins. ; of thi| 



7 



5 

 (black hairy tuft, 2 ins.) 4} 

 Weight, 33 lbs. 



