THt CAMELEOPAKD. 
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with large square and irreguiariy formed sjtots, of a 
yellowish-brown or fawn colour, divided from each 
other by a narrow stripe of the pale ground colour, and 
represented among the antelopes by the appearance 
of the Trngelapkus scripta, and one or two others. 
The head is adorned with three prolongations of the 
bone, two of which, in the usual place of horns, are 
generally described as such. They are covered with 
a velvety skin similar to those of the deciduous horned 
deer at their first growth, but which does not fall off, 
and at the tip they are surmounted by some strong 
bristly hairs. In the adult, the internal structure is 
hard and solid ; but in the young, Geoflroy St Hi- 
laire observed the appearance of a cellular cetitre, 
nourished by vessels. The third protuberance is in 
the centre of the skull, and appears as a rounded 
knob, and is of a very spongy texture. The Ca- 
meleopard was seen by Denham and Clapperton in 
parties of five or six on the borders of Lake Tchad, 
and also met with and described by Kuppel in his 
Travels in North Africa; while those of the south 
are frequently mentioned in the Travels of Le Vail- 
lant and Burchell. 
In a state of nature they are timorous, and flee 
immediately from dimger, but in a state of domesti- 
cation lose a great part of their timidity, become 
mild and docile, know their keeper, and take from 
the hand what is offered to them. 
