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forest or bush jungle, rarely in the open, except in the 

 early morning and evening, and it appears to love the 

 hill-sides rather than level country. The males are 

 generally seen solitary or two or three together ; the 

 females and young animals in herds of from four 

 or five to about fifteen. At those periods of the year 

 in which I most frequently saw Koodoo, viz. around 

 Senafe in February ^nd March, and in the Anseba valley 

 in July and August, the bucks were rarely met with in 

 company of the does. 



The Koodoo is a very timid and wary animal, probably 

 partly on account of the persecution it undergoes. Many 

 are killed by the Abyssinians, who are not, however, great 

 hunters ; perhaps even a larger number fall a prey to 

 Lions. It is probable that this magnificent Antelope 

 might be acclimatized in Europe, where it would certainly 

 be a valuable acquisition. The flesh is delicious, and the 

 animal is very handsome, the large spiral horns of the 

 male being scarcely equalled in beauty by any other of 

 the family. The bluish grey colour and white stripes 

 are peculiar. As usual, the adult male is darker and 

 less rufous than the female, and the young is much 

 redder, being almost fawn-coloured. 



The following are the dimensions of an adult but not 

 aged male, shot in the Anseba valley : — 



ft. in. . 



Length of face from nose to base of horns 12 



„ from base of horns to top of shoulder .... 2 6 

 „ from top of shoulder to insertion of tail ... 3 8 

 „ of tail, including hairs at the end 16 



Total length from nose to end of tail, measured along 



the curve of the back 8 10 



