. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE PRONGHORNED ANIMALS. 515 horns or the shedding of antlers by the Deer. The new horns seemed to be of larger diameter than the hollow space of the old ones, a circumstance ex- plained by the fact that the hair at their bases had concealed the gradual shedding of the old sheaths. The rapid growth of the new horns led to the conclu- sion that the process was an entirely natural one: the animal in accordance with its nature had to shed its horns in this manner. This supposition received a complete confirmation in the account of the
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE PRONGHORNED ANIMALS. 515 horns or the shedding of antlers by the Deer. The new horns seemed to be of larger diameter than the hollow space of the old ones, a circumstance ex- plained by the fact that the hair at their bases had concealed the gradual shedding of the old sheaths. The rapid growth of the new horns led to the conclu- sion that the process was an entirely natural one: the animal in accordance with its nature had to shed its horns in this manner. This supposition received a complete confirmation in the account of the Amer- ican naturalist Canfield, published in consequence of Bartlett's report. A Pronghorn which was kept by Canfield attained an age of nearly three years, regu- larly shedding its horns during this time, thus af- fording the naturalist an opportunity of observing not only a double shedding of the horns, but also of the neously with the beginning of the shedding process, and thus pushes the old horns out of place. From November till January no strong line of demarcation can be noticed between the hairy covering and the horn proper, the entire new formation being closely covered with a sheath of hair, which is not rubbed off as is the case with the Deer, but gradually falls- off as the growing of the horny substance progresses. In summer the line of demarcation between hair and horn is very distinct. The Pronghorn's Pronghorned Antelopes, when taken Behavior in ' in old age, do not seem to become Captivity. reconciled to the loss of their free- dom. Suph as could be captured in winter during the prevalence of a deep snow, and were then turned loose in an enclosure, proved to be very tractable and. '^--'^-H''': ^Si^P^^^ss^^^s?'^ THE FBONGHOBN This animal, popularly known as the Antelope in the United States, differs from all other Horned Animals in the shape of ' its horns which it sheds in'the same manner as the Deer. Jt is a familiar feature of the region west of the Missouri
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