THE BLUE WILDEBEEST 



of mimosa and other bush, where they seek shelter 

 from the heat of the midday sun. 



Sometimes the herd retire to rest and ruminate 

 out in the centre of the veld, where there is a ^bod 

 view for a long distance. At th«se tim^s one of the 

 herd, usually an old cow, does sentry-go. 



This antelope, although so clumsy-looking, is 

 exceedingly swift when fleeing from an enemy, and 

 never seems to tire. Even with a broken leg or a 

 buHet in its body, it will succeed in outdistancing 

 and running right away from a well-mounted 

 hunter. 



During the winter season the adult biails are often 

 found in troops apart from the cows and immature 

 animals. 



It is useless for a hunter to pursue a troop of these 

 animals with the object of overtaking them. The 

 troop can often be turned and headed in a contrary 

 direction by firing over their beads so that the bullet 

 will raise up the sand or dust in front of them, and 

 in this manner they are often brought within range 

 of the hunter's rifle. 



It is at the best of times dreadfully tough and 

 fatiguing work hunting this wary antelope. 



When wounded and brought to bay the Wildebeest 

 should be approachedwithcautionby the dismounted 

 sportsman, for, as likely as not, the apparently dying 

 animal will rise and make a sudden charge, and use 

 its horns with terrible effect. 



Nearly all the African antelopes are noted for 



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