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NATURAL HISTORY 
ANTELOPE. 
The common Antelope is between the 
goat and the deer kind. Swiftness and ele- 
gance of shape this animal possesses to a 
considerable degree ; and is found in Syria, 
Mesopotamia, and in all the provinces of the 
Levant, us well as in Barbary, and in all the 
northern parts of Africa. The horns of this 
animal are about a foot long, entirely annu- 
lated at the base, which lessen into half 
rings towards the extremity. They are not 
only surrounded with these rings, but also 
longitudinally furrowed by small streaks. 
These rings indicate the number of years 
of their growth, which is commonly about 
twelve or thirteen. There are many in a 
herd; when, at the same time, they have 
scouts, who by running, give them notice of 
an approaching foe. They are generally 
shot, being too swift for a greyhound. 
