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THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 
Photo by the Duchess of Bedford] 
ROAN ANTELOPE 
In common with the Sable Antelope and the Oryx group, both sexes of this species carry 
horns 
had four valuable hounds 
killed and four others 
grievously wounded by one 
of these animals in less than 
aminute. I once knew a na- 
tive hunter who was stabbed 
through the kidneys and 
killed byasable antelope cow. 
The nearest allies of the 
sable and roan antelopes are 
the various species of the 
genus Oryx. In this group 
are included the WHITE 
Oryx, which inhabits the des- 
ert regions of the interior of 
Northern Africa from Don- 
golato Senegal ; the BEATRIX 
Orvx of Southern Arabia; 
the GEMSBUCK of South- 
western Africa; the BEISA, 
which is found in North-east 
Africa from Suakim south- 
wards to the river Tana; and 
the TUFTED BEISA, which is 
Photo by Norman B Smith, Esq.) 
counted between seventy and 
eighty together. However large 
a herd of sable antelopes may 
be, it is very exceptional to find 
with it more than one fully 
adult male, from which fact I 
should judge that these animals 
are of a very jealous and 
pugnacious disposition. When 
wounded and brought to bay by 
dogs, a sable antelope defends 
itself with the utmost fury, using 
its long scimitar-shaped horns 
with most wonderful quick- 
ness and dexterity. If badly 
wounded it will lie down, other- 
wise it fights standing. Keeping 
its face to some of its foes, with 
a sideways twist of its head 
it will transfix and throw into 
the air any dog which attempts 
to attack it from behind. I 
have seen a wounded sable 
antelope, when lying down, 
drive one of its horns clean 
through a large dog deep into 
its own haunch, and I have 
MALE OF GRANT'S GAZELLE 
This fine East African spectes is one of the handsomest of tts hind 
