THE LIFE OF MAMMALS 
“The prettiest creature of the jungles is the harnessed antelope (A. 
scripta). This is never found in herds, but generally in pairs, or three or 
Harnessed four together. It is seldom met with in open plains, but is 
Bush Buck. an inhabitant of the bush, and will lie tolerably close, start- 
ing up with a frantic rush when suddenly disturbed. A fine buck will 
weigh about ninety pounds. The male is dark brown, ornamented with 
snow-white stripes, six or seven of which descend from the back upon either 
A HARNESSED BUSH BUCK. 
flank and the hindquarters; a few white marks are upon the shoulders, 
and white spots upon the thighs; a long white line from the shoulder ex- 
tends in a continuation below the transverse marks upon the flanks, and 
terminates near the junction of the hind leg. This resembles a white 
trace, hence the name ‘harnessed antelope.’” 47 
Of the bush bucks, however, the most rare and noteworthy 
is the inyala or Angas’s antelope, whose home is in the fever- 
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