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on the rump and the white muzzle. The meat is coarse and strong in 

 flavour ; the milk of the female is very rich, more like goat's than cow's 

 milk. 1 have tried the milk of most antelopes in British Central Africa, 

 but do not consider any of them equal to that of the waterbuck. 



This buck has great vitality, and will carry, at times, much lead. 

 When wounded in open country, like the Elephant Marsh, I have always 

 found it better to remain still than to quickly follow up, so long as sight 

 can be kept of the wounded beast, as, if quickly followed, he will try all 

 lie can to get away to cover, whereas, if left alone, he will, after satisfying 

 himself that he is not being followed, frequently lie down. 



They can be very vicious when wounded. I remember well being once 

 actually chased by a wounded female waterbuck. I was in want of meat for 

 my men, and, seeing this cow in the distance, had gone out from camp with 

 only a couple of cartridges. I followed her up a long way, and used both 

 my cartridges. She was wounded, but could go slowly, and not wishing 

 either to leave her to die in the bush, or to go back without the meat, I 

 took a spear from one of my boys and tried to reach her with it. She 

 flew round, however, with open mouth, and chased me for 30 or 40 yards. 

 It is difficult to rear young waterbuck. I have tried several, but never 

 succeeded. Alfred Sharpe. 



The Western Sing-Sing (Cobus defassa unctuosus) 



Hausa Name, i)oA ; Yoruba, Doko ; Sing-sing of Gambia Natives 



The sing-sing antelope in West Africa, more generally known simply 

 as the waterbuck, comes next to the roan antelope in weight and size, 

 and the bull is not very far behind it in nobility of presence. The bull 

 stands about 12 to 13 hands at the withers, and is lighter in the body 

 than the roan, though more heavily built than other antelope. Its neck 



