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are found in both sexes, and are flat at their base, descending 
obliquely forwards, and suddenly turning upwards. 
The Gnu Antelope ( C . gnu) (Fig. 86), which inhabits Southern 
Africa, is about the size of an Ass. Added to a muscular and 
thick-set body, it has the muzzle of an Ox, the legs of a Stag, 
and the neck, shoulders, and rump of a small Horse. Its head is 
flattened, and its hair is short, and of a rushy-brown colour. It 
has on its neck a mane of white, grey, and black hair, and under 
Fig. 86. — The G-nu ( Antelope gnu, Gmelin). 
its chin hangs a thick brown beard. This remarkable animal 
lives, in numerous herds, in the mountains to the north of the 
Cape of Good Hope ; it was at one time numerous. They run in 
single file, following one of their number as a guide. 
Alcephalus . — We shall only mention under this genus the 
B ekker- el- W ash (Alcephalus bubalis), or Bubale of Northern 
Africa (Fig. 87), which has an elongated head, and horns some- 
what resembling the two prongs of a pitchfork. It lives in 
numerous herds, and evinces an evident liking for the society 
