. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. ff'tt' If" r *. â yy.'/-:y^.- â â â (;.â(,,i'/,( iinioi-i. tlirounlKnit till! Jilc" uC tlic aiiiiiml. Indoi'd, thu Aiitolopos aro nllii'd very olnscly to tl ⢠â < leep iiiul Koats, and, in some , an- Vfiy uâat-lik.' in vxtvnvA lunli. In all ca^, .,,m;s are dv^uni ,.f , tliuir linil.; aro graculully slender, and aiv with «n,all cluun The tail is never of any great JrngtI., and in nianv â¢species IS very
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. ff'tt' If" r *. â yy.'/-:y^.- â â â (;.â(,,i'/,( iinioi-i. tlirounlKnit till! Jilc" uC tlic aiiiiiml. Indoi'd, thu Aiitolopos aro nllii'd very olnscly to tl ⢠â < leep iiiul Koats, and, in some , an- Vfiy uâat-lik.' in vxtvnvA lunli. In all ca^, .,,m;s are dv^uni ,.f , tliuir linil.; aro graculully slender, and aiv with «n,all cluun The tail is never of any great JrngtI., and in nianv â¢species IS very sliort. The Jiorns, set above the ,rowH, are either simply eduiral or are heiit so as to ivsiMnble the two horns uf tj,,. ancient lyre, and are therefore termed lyrate in technical huigiiage. The well-known Oazkllk is found in great numbers in Northern Africa, wliere it lives m herds ot considerable size, and is largely hunted l,y man and beast i rusting to Its swift limbs for its safety, the Gazelle will seldom, if ever, attempt to resist a toe, unless It be actually (hiven to bay in some spot from whence it ciinnot escai)e; but preleis to llee across t lo sandy plains, in which it loves to dwell, with the marvellous siht,! lor which It has long been proverbial. The herd to be actuated by a stron- 'it nf mutual a tachment, winch preserves its members from being isolated from their cinpanioiis, and winch, m many instances, is their only safeguard against the attacks of the smaller predaceous animals. Jhe Imn and can'alwavs lind a meal whenever can steal iipnn a band ol (Jazelles without being ;.vereil by the sentras whirl, watch the precaution, for the Gazelles are too weak to withstand tlie attack ot such terrible , and do not even attempt resistance. It however, the foe is detected by the eye or .scent of the sentinel, his cliini. â ot a dinner hopeh'^s Ibr a while. T
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