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THE LIVING WORLD. 
killed and eaten by a lion, who seemed willing to divide with mankind if they 
would accept the indigestible portions of the antelope. 
The Ariel Gazelle (Gazella ariel , or dama ) is not allowed by many natu¬ 
ralists to constitute a distinct species. The back and upper portions of the 
HERD OE AFRICAN ANTELOPES. 
body are a dark fawn color, banded with black along its sides, and white upon 
the abdomen. Its habitat is Arabia and Syria, and its grace and docility has 
converted it into a house¬ 
hold pet. In fleetness^, 
it is not approached by 
the swiftest hunting-dog, 
and it seems to float 
rather than run over 
the ground. This little 
animal is less than two 
feet in height, and is 
hunted out of proportion 
to its insignificant size. 
In hunting for sport, 
falcons are used, and the 
trained bird by its at¬ 
tacks so confuses the 
gazelle that it uniformly 
falls a victim. When 
hunted for its flesh, a 
large stone-walled corral 
is built and the animals 
blesbok ( Bubaii aibiferus). driven into it. At inter¬ 
vals have been left low 
walls, on the outer side of which are wide pits or trenches. The gazelles 
attempt to escape over these and fall into the trap prepared for them. 
The American world has grown so cosmopolitan in its tastes that there is 
