124 THE ALLIGATOR COWIEII. 
the Great, or Orange River, feeding on shrubs and 
the young shoots of trees; but they are becoming 
very scarce in the colony. They are very powerful 
and active, bounding with great force to a consider- 
able height; but like the rest of those antilopes 
which are lower behind than before, they are not 
very fleet when pursued by dogs. The male, natu- 
rally bold, soon stands at bay and defends itself with 
great spirit. 
The horns of the male are elegantly formed, and 
sometimes exceed three feet in length; yet, notwith- 
standing, it is a lover of the thorny brakes on the 
river banks. | 
ALLIGATOR CowlEIl. (Smith.) 
This specimen I obtained at Graaf Reynet, whi- 
ther it had been brought by Messrs. Schoon and 
M‘Luckie, on their return from the Moriqua River, 
lying beyond Kurrichaine, where it abounds, and is 
very destructive to the natives. It is the first spe- 
cimen ever brought to this country from South 
Africa, and has been named by Dr. Smith after the 
lamented traveller Cowie: it bears a very close resem- 
blance to the alligator of the Nile, but is supposed 
to be a distinct species. It measures fourteen feet 
long, and four and a half round the body. 
CAMELOPARDUS. (Giraffe.) 
I procured specimens of the male and female of 
these singular animals. They are found on the 
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