THE GUN AT HOME AND ABROAD 
nearly meeting the head, while Waller’s gazelle trots away with its 
head down and its short tail screwed round. Like Waller’s gazelle, 
the dibatag goes singly or in pairs, or small families up to half-a- 
dozen. 
“As is the case with Waller’s gazelle, the dibatag is enabled by its 
long neck and rather long upper lip, to reach down branches of the 
mimosa bushes from a considerable height. The shape of head and 
way of feeding of both antelopes are giraffe-like, and I have seen 
both standing on the hind legs with the fore -feet planted against the 
trunk of a tree when feeding. I have seen dibatag feeding both on 
thorn bushes and on the durr grass. 
“ Both Waller’s and Clarke’s gazelles can live far from water. The 
country most suitable for dibatag is jungle of the kansa or umbrella 
mimosa alternating with glades of durr grass, which grows about 
six feet high.” 
