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writes that this Gazelle is found there in couples, and also in herds of fifty 
or more, and generally frequents plains with slight coverts. ‘They are not 
usually difficult of approach, and out of a large herd he has shot four, one 
after the other, within a mile of ground, the herd moving off at every shot, 
but allowing him to approach again. At 150 yards distance or so Capt. Light 
says it is very hard to distinguish a buck from a doe of this Antelope, the 
size of the body being the same, and the slight differences in the thickness of 
the horns and neck being hardly perceptible. ‘Their gait is longer and 
slower than that of Pelzeln’s Gazelle, but still not awkward like that of the 
“‘Gerenuk ” (Lithocranius wallert). 
Mr. F. Gillett, F.Z.S., who accompanied Dr. Donaldson Smith during the 
first portion of his journey to Lake Rudolph, and made other expeditions in 
Somaliland, has favoured us with the following notes on this species :— 
“ Gazella soemmerringi is the common Gazelle of the interior of Somaliland, sup- 
planting the two Gazelles G. spekei and G. pelzelni, which inhabit the country lying to 
the south of the Golis Mountains and the barren ground along the coast respectively. 
Its native name is ‘ Aoul,’ and it is found in the open plains, as a rule in herds 
of from four to sixty beasts, although occasionally I have come across an old buck by 
himself. On July 14th, 1894, I saw a small herd of these Gazelles about long. 44° 30/ E. 
and lat. 9° 48’ N., which is the most northerly point at which I have found them, 
whilst to the east they are not met with till even farther south. Herds of Speke’s 
Gazelle are seen in company with Soemmerring’s Gazelle as far south as lat. 9° 6! N., 
after which Gazella soemmerringi is alone found. 
“Whilst in the Haud in 1894 I saw Oryx, and Waller’s, Speke’s, and Soemmerring’s 
Gazelles all together at the same time. The Soemmerring’s Gazelles prefer the open 
plains, although they are also found in bushy park like country, but never in the Khansa 
forests like Gazella wallerit. When sighting anything strange they bunch together and 
stare ; they are the least timid besides being the most plentiful of the Somali Antelopes, 
but im the open plains they will often allow you to walk past them at 200 yards distance, 
whilst any Oryx that are with them decamp long before. The horns of the female are 
much more slender than those of the male, they are also shorter and more irregular. 
“The flesh of this Gazelle is preferred by the Somalis to any other, and on several 
occasions I have been asked by sick men to shoot one for them, especially in cases of 
fever, when it is considered to be very strengthening. When in the Arusa Galla 
country in 1894-5 I did not come across this Gazelle between the Webbe Shabeyli and 
Jong. 40° 30' E., lat. 7° N.; in fact once across the Webbe I did not meet it again till my 
return to Somaliland, the country beyond being absolutely unsuited to it. In the 
Aulihan district opposite Bari, however, I met with it on the farther side of the 
Webbe. 
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