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THE LIVING WORLD. 
throughout southern Africa. It is of a bay color, which changes to white on 
the abdomen and at the base of the tail. Its haunches are ornamented with a 
black half-moon, and it stands upon hoofs of the deepest jet. Its horns are 
lyrate, ringed, and nearly two feet in length. The pallah has too much self- 
confidence to be timid, but when a herd decides to put a greater distance between 
themselves and their enemies, they will solemnly stalk away in single file. The 
pallah is gregarious only in the winter season. , 
The Saiga ( Saiga tartarica) is an antelope of the steppes which m graceful¬ 
ness rivals the gazelle. In appearance, however, it is very like a sheep, so far 
as its head and face are concerned. It has long tufts of hair beneath the eyes, 
and corresponding ear fringes. It is quite celebrated for its achievements in the 
matter of butting and jumping. Its horns are erect, annulated, transparent and 
yellow, and are never worn by the female. Its nose is no nose, but a snout \ 
its forehead is covered with folds which run crosswise. It moves in large bodies 
springboks (Antidorcas euchore). 
several thousand being no uncom¬ 
mon spectacle. When upon the 
march it keeps up a large service 
of scouts and officers, and provides a rear guard to prevent being surprised. 
The gazelles when attacked by a panther will arrange themselves in a 
circle with their heads making the circumference, and invariably succeed in 
protecting themselves against their dangerous enemy. 
The Prong-horned Antelope (-. Antilocapra americana ) is called likewise the 
cabrit , prong-buck , cabree and North American springbok. Its home is on the 
western plains. Its horns are pronged at the point of curvature, in which respect 
it is singular among hollow-horned animals. It sheds its horns annually. Its 
color is a brownish-yellow above and a white below; its brown face grows white 
on the cheeks, and it wears on its throat a crescent and a triangle both of 
which are white; white also prevails on the haunches, and sometimes on the 
tail. It is gregarious only when migrating, or during the rutting season. Its 
venison is held in high esteem, and while its fleetness might easily insure its 
safety it falls a victim to the weakness which endangered the life and happiness 
