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The Leaping 
W HAT a long leap for a small 
creature! Yet notice how long 
his hind legs and tail are. He is 
only about two feet in length,—a little larger 
than a rabbit. This leaping kind is found 
in South Africa. Their fur is rather long 
and soft, and reddish above, with white on 
the under parts. They stay in their burrows 
during the day, and at night go out to hunt 
and feed. When traveling they go as this hare does, leaping like a kan- 
ga-roo, and making great speed, going even faster uphill than down. 
The Ser-val 
S EE this strange animal! Its legs are long, 
like those of a dog; it is spotted like a 
leopard; and it has the head of a cat, except 
for the long ears, which look almost as big as 
those of a rabbit. What is it? Just a large wild 
cat, found in Africa. It is reddish or light tan in 
color, with black spots. Only a chief in the tribes 
of the black men is allowed to wear a mantle made 
from the skins of these cats. It lives on fowls and 
smaller an-te-lopes, and is so very fierce that few 
dogs would like to fight (with) it. It is a sort of 
animal that seems to be midway between a leopard 
and a wild dog. 
The Klip-spring-er 
T HIS small animal is called the “rock-jumper” because it can jump 
like a chamois. It is found in most of the mountain ranges of 
Africa. It is less than two feet tall at the shoulder, but has been 
known to jump across chasms many, many 
times as wide as it is tall. Its hoofs are 
very small, and have a groove in the center 
of them, and so they can climb the side of a 
cliff and cling to footholds where no larger 
hoof could rest. He is now poised on a 
small rock, and looks ready to spring. This 
is a male, for he has two short horns that 
are pointed, like spikes. 
Hare 
