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who are comparatively little known to the 

 general public. The male eland — the eland 

 is the largest of all antelope — is the only one 

 in this country and deserves attention, not 

 only for his beautiful coloring, but for his 

 perfect dimensions, size, and weight. 



He was brought from the Duke of Wo- 

 burn's place at Woburn Abbey, England, and 

 has been named "Duke" after his late owner. 

 His color is a pale, delicate fawn, with a 

 curious tuft of long, brown hair covering his 

 forehead; the horns are spirally twisted, and 

 turn outward and upward; his muzzle is 

 small and naked, and the tail with the tufted 

 end reaches just below the hock. There is 

 a long dewlap ; he stands fully six feet at the 

 shoulders and weighs about two thousand 

 pounds. 



"Duke" celebrated his entrance into the 

 Park by having a supper given to the em- 

 ployees on his account, but the cause was an 

 extremely unpleasant one. He arrived on a 

 dark night when the rain was coming down 

 in torrents, and the wet, slippery roads caused 



