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POPULAR OFFICIAL GUIDE. 



SASIN ANTELOPE. 



These pedicles of bone are covered with skin, quite up to 

 the burr of the antler. The front angles of these pedicles are 

 continued down the face to the nasal bones, and form the 

 two sharply defined facial ridges which have given this 

 creature one of its popular names. 



In India the Muntjac inhabits the jungles of the tiger, 

 the leopard, axis deer and sloth bear, and escapes from its 

 numerous enemies by hiding behind logs, and scurrying 

 through the thick underbush so swiftly that its pursuers can 

 not keep it in view. Its flesh is most excellent food. From 

 its peculiar, yapping cry, many times repeated, it is often 

 called the Barking Deer. It breeds readily in captivity, and 

 its bright fawn color attracts to it much attention. 



The Musk Deer, (Moschus moschiferus), of northern In- 

 dia, Tibet and Southern China is the creature which pro- 

 duces the well-known musk perfume of commerce. The 

 product is secreted by the male in the "rutting" season. 

 This species is one of the smallest of the true deer. Its 

 most remarkable anatomical feature is a pair of very long 

 and sharp canine teeth in the upper jaw, the points of which 

 project far below the lower jaw. No horns are present in 

 this animal. Being short-lived in captivity, and also diffi- 

 cult to obtain, it must be classed as an intermittent exhibit. 



The Small African Antelopes. 

 In addition to the grand array of large antelopes inhabit- 



