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whence, in the ordinary nature of things, they never 

 returned. 



On the plains and more open country several 

 species of large antelopes appear, sometimes in 

 large herds, and foremost among them are eland, 

 waterbuck, wildebeeste, and reed-buck ; sable 

 antelopes in large numbers abound in the low, 

 forested hill country ; also, it is said, roan are not 

 unrepresented. Hidden with them in the trees we 

 also find the shy, beautiful kudu, the graceful 

 impala, Lichtenstein's hartebeeste, bush - buck, 

 duiker, oribi, and several smaller forms to which 

 more detailed reference will be made hereafter. 



Elephant, rhinoceros {B. bicornis), zebras, and 

 buffaloes are still found in fair quantities, and the 

 sobbing grunt of the amorous hippopotamus is 

 heard on all the streams and marshes throughout 

 the country. There are, in addition, several pigs, 

 namely, the hideous wart-hog, and two bush- 

 pigs. 



We now come to the great order of the Carnivora, 

 which embraces many famiUes, the foremost mem- 

 bers of which are naturally the lion and leopard. 

 These are sufficiently numerous to be a source of 

 considerable danger and loss of life among the 

 native races, Europeans at times falling victims to 

 them as well. The spotted hyena is also widely 

 distributed, whilst servals, civets, genets, three 

 ichneumons, jackals, hunting dogs, several weasels, 

 two otters, a wild cat, and a badger, exhaust the 

 list of the predatory forms so far as our present 

 knowledge extends. 



The Rodentia are represented by a number of 



