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THE GNU. 
which the farmers say they evince to cat*^' 
and to communicate to the cattle a dangero^'’ 
infection, the practice of rearing them as 
riosities has been abandoned. I know not ** 
this imputation be correct ; but it is true th^ 
infectious disorders occasionally prevail to ^ 
most destructive extent among the wild 
well as the domesticated animals in SoO*'^ 
Africa, and especially among the tribes 
larger antelopes.” 
Another species of gnu, found fartb^* 
northward, in the shape of its horns and sotf^ 
other particulars, still more resembles the 
This species has been described by Burcbo^^' 
under the name of antilope taurina. 
In the Surrey Zoological Gardens there 
two fine specimens of the male and feroi*'' 
gnu, the property of Mr. Cross. In 
summer of 1833, one of these animals, whi<^^ 
though naturally tolerably gentle, are sotf^ 
what uncertain in their temper, being ne^^ 
