. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. 490 THE CLOVEN-HOOFED ANIMALS. the heavy bovine forms of the family. This group comprises large, stout, almost clumsy Antelopes, with high withers and sloping backs, shapeless, elongated, broad-muzzled heads, short necks, stout limbs and doubly curved horns, placed on the frontal ridge and existing in both sexes. The Hartebeest The south African Hartebeest of the of South Africa Boers, called Kama by the Bechuanas Described. (Bubalis caatna), is di
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. 490 THE CLOVEN-HOOFED ANIMALS. the heavy bovine forms of the family. This group comprises large, stout, almost clumsy Antelopes, with high withers and sloping backs, shapeless, elongated, broad-muzzled heads, short necks, stout limbs and doubly curved horns, placed on the frontal ridge and existing in both sexes. The Hartebeest The south African Hartebeest of the of South Africa Boers, called Kama by the Bechuanas Described. (Bubalis caatna), is distinguished from its relatives by its longer head and the stronger horns, bent in more acute angles, its proportionately smaller ears and its color. The horns are very stout at their roots, short, and marked by knotty excres- cences about sixteen in number; from their bases they at first ascend parallel to each other, then they curve slightly forward, and in the last third of their length again turn outward and backward at nearly hours, standing in the shadow cast by tree trunks or the gigantic Ant-hills which are situated "invariably in sunny spots, and thus the animal may long escape the detection of watchful eyes by its persistent re- pose and the choice of a background similar in color to ; Notwithstanding the ungainly shape and the ugly, shapeless head, which give the Kama a striking and clumsy appearance as it strides along, it still produces a majestic impression, which is at its best when the animal falls into a gallop. Active, like any other Antelope, it often delights in queer leaps and antics and not infrequently indulges in strange pranks. Hartebeests which are under human care from early youth become extremely tame; they follow their keeper about, take bread and tidbits out of his hand and signify their affection for him in various. THE EIETBOK, OR BEED ANTELOPE. This African species of the Antelope sub-family derives its name from its preference f
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