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company with other game, and the sight of these vast mixed herds, which 
include Zebras and Grant’s and Thomson’s Gazelles, is one not easily 
forgotten. Like all Hartebeest it is very wary and difficult to approach, its 
senses of sight and scent being extremely keen. During the time that the 
herd is grazing there are usually one or two sentinels posted on the nearest 
elevations to give warning of the approach of danger. ‘The white-ant-hills 
with which the entire country abounds are usually selected for this purpose, 
and are patronized to such an extent, that I have seen as many as eight or 
ten occupying the summit of one of these hills, which looked as if it could 
only support a third of that number. The reddish colour and general 
contour of these mounds bears in many cases so close a resemblance to the 
Antelopes themselves (particularly when grazing) that I have frequently been 
deceived by their appearance. 
** When alarmed they utter a few short whistling snorts and take to flight. 
If surprised suddenly in the bush they usually run a considerable distance 
before halting, but when the danger has been perceived from a distance 
in the open they run but a short distance at a time, pausing frequently to 
turn round and scrutinize the object of their alarm. In this case there 
are generally one or two bulls keeping at some distance in the rear of 
the herd, whose fatal curiosity will often delay them until they fall victims to 
the rifle. | 
«The speed of this Antelope is very great, and when thoroughly alarmed 
they will cover the roughest ground in the most airy and graceful fashion, 
striking the earth with all four feet together, and springing up with immense 
bounds like an india-rubber ball. ‘Their tenacity of life is also remarkable, 
and I have known them travel a long distance with several bullets in different 
parts of their bodies. The hunter who would be successful must in conse- 
quence possess a good rifle and hold it very straight. 
“They vary in colour from a light tawny red to chestnut. Age has 
probably something to do with this, though the males are usually darker 
than the females, and they are inferior both in size and strength to B. jacksoni 
further north. 
“The cows calve during the latter part of November and December, and 
on several occasions I have come across their young lying concealed in the 
long grass, whilst the anxious mother was watching the proceedings from a 
short distance.” 
