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the throat. The horns of the males not unfrequently attain a length of 42 or 43 
inches, but they may reach as much as 444 or even 46 inches along the curve. 
In the females 36 inches seems to be the maximum. 
Distribution and The sable antelope is a southern species, ranging some distance 
Habits. to the north of the Zambesi, and being now most abundant in 
Mashonaland. This antelope, unlike the various species of oryx, generally 
THE SABLE ANTELOPE AND THE EOAN ANTELOPE nat. size). 
frequents forest-clad highlands. In Mashonaland, according to Mr. Selous, it 
is commonly met with in herds of from ten to twenty individuals, although 
occasionally as many as fifty may be seen together. The same writer observes 
that, “ as a rule, the sable antelope runs very swiftly and has good bottom; but 
in this respect different individuals differ considerably, as is the case with all 
animals, and I have run down without much difficulty individual sable antelopes 
