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THE STORY OF THE ANTELOPE. 
The only antelope that excels the prong-buck in speed is the Indian 
black-buck. This fact is proved by coursing the animals with greyhounds. 
A swift and tough greyhound will overtake and pull down a prong-buck, but 
I have never known one to catch a black-buck in the open. 
The hide of the prong-buck is practically worthless on account of the 
brittleness of the hairs. 
INDIAN BLACK BUCK. 
INDIAN BLACK BUCK. 
The handsomely colored black buck, or Indian antelope, stands about 
32 inches at the shoulder. The usual length of the horn varies from 16 to 
20 inches. The upper parts of the animal are jet black and the lower parts 
white. 
This antelope never enters forest nor high grass, and is but rarely seen 
amongst bushes. When not much pursued or fired at, it will often allow 
