. Roosevelt's African trip; the story of his life, the voyage from New York to Mombasa, and the route through the heart of Africa, including the big game and other ferocious animals, strange peoples and countries found in the course of his travels . th the points turnedupwards and then acutely inwards. The neck carries a long andflowing mane which extends beyond the withers. The chin is coveredwith a bristly black beard descending to the breast. The eyes, too,are peculiar; they are small, black and piercing and mounted veryhigh in the head. In contrast with the common variety, the tail isblack
. Roosevelt's African trip; the story of his life, the voyage from New York to Mombasa, and the route through the heart of Africa, including the big game and other ferocious animals, strange peoples and countries found in the course of his travels . th the points turnedupwards and then acutely inwards. The neck carries a long andflowing mane which extends beyond the withers. The chin is coveredwith a bristly black beard descending to the breast. The eyes, too,are peculiar; they are small, black and piercing and mounted veryhigh in the head. In contrast with the common variety, the tail isblack and flowing, reaching to the ground. The general color is adirty dun or brownish gray, variegated with obscure streaks or 202 GRACEFUL AFRICAN ANTELOPES brindles from whicli the animal gets its name. The female is preciselysimilar, but smaller. The Eland.—The next in order is the eland or impoofo. Thisanimal, while belonging to the order of rmiiinants, is the largest andmost beautiful of the antelope family. Its height at the shoulder isabout six feet six inches and the greatest length about twelve feet. Inmany ways the eland is much like the ox. The muzzle is broad andthe facial line straight with a square forehead covered with a cluster. THE ELAND of Strong wiry brown hair, margined on either side by a yellow streak,commencing above the eyes, and nearly meeting half way down theface. The eyes are large and brilliant. The horns are placed on thesummit of the forehead, are about two feet long, massive and nearlystraight, with a ponderous ridge ascending in a spiral direction nearlyto the tips. The neck is very thick and the shoulders deep and power-ful. The larynx is very prominent and there is a long dewlap fringedw^ith long wiry brown hair descending to the knees. From the fore- GRACEFUL AFRICAN ANTELOPES 203 head rises a crest of bristles which pass upward and along the edge ofthe neck. The legs are short and like those of an ox, with large hind(luarters, and the tail is
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