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TRAVELS, IN AFRICA, 
of mountains in a direftion from eaft to weft. As I before 
October.. 
' obferved, there is no defcent on the inland ftde of thefe 
mountains, equal to the afcent which we encounter as we 
proceed from the fea ; in general, a flight defcent terminates 
an extenftve plain till we come to the next; and thus the 
farther the traveller proceeds inland, the higher he finds the 
fituation. Thefe mountains we were informed was part of the 
Brenas, or Brequas. In this plain grows a fpecies of Mimofa 
peculiar to this part of the country ; and alfo a beautiful fhrub, 
called the Wild Apricot ; of this I could, procure no perfect 
fpecimen, the fruit being ripe at this time. The country is 
here inhabited by Zebras, Rhinocerofes, CamelopardalifeSj 
Koedoes, &c. 
We refted our horfes during the next day, intending after- 
wards to dired our courfe weft north-weft towards a hot bath» 
In our way we faw fix Camelopardalifes, which we purfued; 
one of them, my companion, Mr. Van Renan, ftiot; it proved 
to be a male ; the fkin and Ikeleton of which I preferved ; the 
dimenfions were, 
Feet. Inches, 
The height of his natural pofition, from the hoof 
to the top of the horns, - - - 14 9 
Ditto from the hoof to the flioulder, - 9 7 ^ 
Ditto from the hind hoof to the rump, - 8 il 
Length of the fore legs, - « - 5 7 
Ditto of the hind legs, - - - 5 bf 
Ditto of the mane from the head to the ftioulders, 5 21 
Ditto of the body from the fiioulder to the rump, 5 9 
