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EASTERN ETHIOPIA 
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Steinboks, like the duikers, are often seen jumping 
among the long grass in the Eift Valley : they are 
called “grass antelopes” by the settlers and in the tall 
dry grass the colour of their coats makes them invisible 
except when they move. They were more easily seen 
after the grass had been fired, for when a steinbok 
“ bolts ” out of cover, and traverses the black patches 
Steinboks frequent open grass plains either singly or in pairs. 
left by a grass fire, it becomes a conspicuous object 
and is secured with a shot gun ; their curious jumping 
movement and great speed make them difiicult targets 
for rifles. I was far more interested in watching the 
movements of these pretty antelopes than in destroying 
them, but they were welcome additions to the larder. 
A steiubok weighs about thirty pounds. 
Dik-Dik or Dio^-Dm is the native name of some 
small antelopes which prefer to live in dry acacia- 
