. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. 226 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. Photo bj the Duchtjs of Bidford] ROAN ANTELOPE In common •with the Sahle Antelope and the Oryx group, both sexes of this species carry horns counted between seventy and eighty together. However large a herd of sable antelopes may be, it is very exceptional to find with it more than one fully adult male, from which fact I should judge that these animals are of a very jealous and pugnacious disposition. When wounded and brought to bay by dogs, a sable antelope defends itself with the utmost fury, using its long scimitar-sha
. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. 226 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. Photo bj the Duchtjs of Bidford] ROAN ANTELOPE In common •with the Sahle Antelope and the Oryx group, both sexes of this species carry horns counted between seventy and eighty together. However large a herd of sable antelopes may be, it is very exceptional to find with it more than one fully adult male, from which fact I should judge that these animals are of a very jealous and pugnacious disposition. When wounded and brought to bay by dogs, a sable antelope defends itself with the utmost fury, using its long scimitar-shaped horns with most wonderful quick- ness and dexterity. If badly wounded it will lie down, other- wise it fights standing. Keeping its face to some of its foes, with a sideways twist of its head it will transfix and throw into the air any dog which attempts to attack it from behind. I have seen a wounded sable antelope, when lying down, drive one of its horns clean through a large dog deep into its own haunch, and I have had four valuable hounds killed and four others grievously wounded by one of these animals in less than a minute. I once knew a na- tive hunter who was stabbed through the kidneys and killed by asable antelope cow. The nearest allies of the sable and roan antelopes are the various species of the genus Oryx. In this group are included the WHITE Oryx, which inhabits the des- ert regions of the interior of Northern Africa from Don- golato Senegal; the BEATRIX Oryx of Southern Arabia; the Gemsbuck of South- western Africa; the Beisa, which is found in North-east Africa from Suakim south- wards to the river Tana; and the Tufted Beisa, which is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cornish, C. J. (Charles John), 1858-1906. New York, The University Library
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