GRA Y OR VAAL RHEBOK 



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and stilty appearance is not at first suggestive of unusual activity, • 

 yet the pace and regularity with which a party of six or eight of 

 these antelopes will race up the steep flank of a mountain are 

 calculated to remove any doubts on this point. The most peculiar 

 feature of the vaal rhebok is the soft and woolly nature of the gray 

 coat ; the horns afford but insignificant trophies, and the flesh is of 

 decidedly poor quality for the table. 



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