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gling the two together, and the capture of both follows 
as a necessary consequence. 
The Indian Antelopes are as easily reconciled to cap- 
tivity as the Deer, which they so much resemble in their 
manners ; and might consequently be introduced into 
our parks with equal advantage, and perhaps superior 
ornament, should the climate not prove uncongenial to 
their propagation. The few which have been occa- 
sionally brought to Europe appear not to have suffered 
in any great degree by the change. A pair which were 
kept in the Menagerie of the Prince of Orange in the 
neighbourhood of the Hague about the middle of the 
last century, and of which Pallas has left an interesting 
account, lived there for several years, bore the winter 
as well as the deer preserved in the same establishment, 
and produced young in their confinement. The male is 
spoken of as being wild and shy ; but the female seems 
to have been perfectly gentle, good tempered, and fami- 
liar. She would take bread from the hands of the vi- 
siters, raising herself on her hind legs for the purpose ; 
and seemed to feel pleasure in being noticed. When 
driven about in their enclosure, they would generally 
commence at a trot, then break into a gallop, and at 
length set off at full speed, taking leaps of a surprising 
length. 
The Society's specimen, a full grown male, exhibits 
but little shyness, and is remarkably good tempered. 
If provoked it butts with its forehead, but does not 
appear to make use of its horns as weapons of offence. 
It has been for several months an inhabitant of the 
Garden, and has hitherto, notwithstanding the wetness 
of the season, borne the climate well. A beautiful 
Albino, formerly in the Collection, is also figured in 
the cut. 
