. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. several other species of goat occur inSouth-east Asia. Several species of gazelle, such as the Sjnrian, theArabian, the Persian, occur in South-east Asia. Their most prominentcharacter is the beauty of their e^^es. The Indian Antelope or BlackBuck is much like the gazelles in most respects ; but the male has re-markable black horns, often twistedspirally for three or four tur
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. several other species of goat occur inSouth-east Asia. Several species of gazelle, such as the Sjnrian, theArabian, the Persian, occur in South-east Asia. Their most prominentcharacter is the beauty of their e^^es. The Indian Antelope or BlackBuck is much like the gazelles in most respects ; but the male has re-markable black horns, often twistedspirally for three or four turns. Itis swifter than the fleetest grey-hound, but falls a prey to the Nyl-ghau (36) is the largestmember of the antelope family inIndia. The male is more than fourfeet high, and very fleet. Themale alone has horns, about nineinches high, rising vertically. Thetiger and leopard prey upon it, butthough its flesh is excellent, theHindus do not eat it, on account ofits resemblance to oxen. The latterare well represented in India andSouthern Asia, and in India theirmilk and cheese-are highly valued, though their flesh is not eaten. TheZebus (1(5, 17) are the sacred cattle of i\\^. Hindus, remarkable for the. 3. OBEY SyUIKKEL. ASIATIC ANIMALS. 511
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