THE GRYSBOK 
I think, therefore, that it must be admitted that the exact range of the 
grysbok has not yet been fully determined. It has, no doubt, often been 
confused with Sharpe’s steinbok, but further investigations may prove 
that the ranges of the two species overlap. 
The general colour of the grysbok, when seen at any distance, appears 
to be dark red, but there are so many white hairs interspersed amongst 
the red that at close quarters it looks greyish or grizzled. The species is 
principally differentiated from Sharpe’s steinbok by the presence of small 
lateral hoofs and the length of its horns, which are, on the average, from 
three to four inches long, and have been known to attain a length of nearly 
five inches. The ears are very large in both species. Grysboks are met 
with either singly or in pairs, and are fond of hilly districts, where there 
is a good deal of cover in the form of long grass and scrub bush; but near 
Port Elizabeth, in the Cape Colony, I have met with them in thick bush on 
quite level ground. In the early morning or late evening, when they are 
moving about feeding, grysboks can be stalked and shot with a small-bore 
rifle, or they may be walked up later in the day and killed with a charge 
of shot as they spring from their forms. Though not very swift, they are 
not easily caught by dogs in hilly country, as they know how to take the 
utmost advantage of the ground they frequent. 
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