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on the northern bank, not a single individual has ever been known to pass 
the barrier... . By the Dutch Boers the present species is termed the 
Bastaard or Blauw Wilde Beest: throughout the country of the Bechuanas, as 
far as the Tropic, it is recognized as the Kokoon, and the Hottentot tribes 
designate it the Kaop or Baas, both of which terms, signifying master, refer, 
in all probability, to its bold and terrific bearing. When excited by the 
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appearance of any suspicious object, or aroused by any unusual noise, the 
Kokoon is wont to appear much more grim and ferocious than it actually 
proves—not unfrequently approaching with an air of defiance, as if resolved 
to do battle with the hunter, but decamping on the first exhibition of hostility 
on his part. On being pursued, the herd bring their aquiline noses low 
