. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. Zoo Notes 279 the flesh is not appreciated by man, even the negro not having a great relish for the hard, stringy, rank-smelling meat. A peculiar point about the coloration of this antelope is the curious white horseshoe on its hind-quarters, though, on account of the position in the photograph, it cannot be seen. Why the waterbuck should have a narrow ribbon across the quarters in this way remains one of the puzzles of animal marking, notwithstanding Mr. Pocock's in- genious suggestions. The illustration of this animal (Ran
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. Zoo Notes 279 the flesh is not appreciated by man, even the negro not having a great relish for the hard, stringy, rank-smelling meat. A peculiar point about the coloration of this antelope is the curious white horseshoe on its hind-quarters, though, on account of the position in the photograph, it cannot be seen. Why the waterbuck should have a narrow ribbon across the quarters in this way remains one of the puzzles of animal marking, notwithstanding Mr. Pocock's in- genious suggestions. The illustration of this animal (Rangifer tarandus) well exhibits its Reindeer, characteristic peculiarities of form—the rather short legs, small ears, and large hoofs, which, together with the low carriage of the head, render this beast very unlike the elegant animals with which we usually associate the name of deer. The Reindeer, however, yields to none of its family in usefulness to man or in scientific interest. It is the only deer which can be fairly called a domestic annual, supplying the Lapps and other northern races who use it the place of both horses and oxen ; and it is also unique in the fact that both sexes regularly possess antlers. The present indi- vidual happened to be photographed when these appendages had been shed; when present they are long and many-pointed, but present great variations, the two antlers being frequently unlike in the same indi- vidual. The brow-tine is remarkable in that it is branched and often flattened or palmated. Reindeer vary a great deal also in colour and size, so that it is not astonishing that some naturalists recognise several species. But the best authorities admit only one, which is found all round the world in high latitudes, being called caribou in America. The two likenesses of this animal show Chacma now pathetically human even Baboon. these " dog-faced" apes are when ill; it is easy to see that the second photograph was taken not long before the
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