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upon some antelope near the roadside. Following them they 
led me to a fine open piece of ground of two or three miles 
in extent, on which, and not very far apart, I saw some half 
dozen bustards, nine or ten wolves, and a very large herd of 
antelope besides those I had followed. The wolves were, I 
ajn sure, up to some dodge, for it was not until 1 had fired 
three or four shots at the bustards (missing every one) that I 
became aware of their presence and they then showed in 
pairs, at intervals of some distance and were evidently waiting 
their opportunity at the antelope. I lean to the idea that the 
wolves hold themselves in relays, each giving the antelope a 
burst at their utmost speed, and it is well known that the 
antelope when thus the pressure is kept up gets soon blown." 
The same author states that a wolf once joined in the 
chase after an antelope with two of his dogs, and not only 
pulled it down but half devoured it before he reached the 
spot. He also states that he once saw two wolves trotting 
along parallel with a herd of antelope, one of the two carrying 
a good sized fawn in its mouth. 
Captain Jackson, of the .Nizam's service, told me a 
rather amusing story about a wolf. He was out after foxes, 
when he put up a young fawn, at which he at once slipped 
his dogs ; they ran it for about a mile and a-half, when 
suddenly up got a wolf just in front of the dogs and joined 
in the chase after the antelope, and being quite fresh soon 
rolled it over, and the next moment there were the dogs, wolf 
and antelope^ all of a heap, fighting and struggling. Jackson 
jumped off his horse, whipped off the dogs and the wolf, and 
secured the fawn, which appeared not to be in the least hurt. 
The wolf immediately sat down and began to howl at the loss 
of his prey and in a few moments made a dash at Jackson ; 
