. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. 1 m M!';!f. 'i:^^ ORYX.—Orj/a; Lcucor'jx. Of retainihg tlie moisture, the Water-Eoot. Only a very small portion of the valuable plant appears above the ground, and thcM-ator-boaring bulb is so encrusted .s-ith hardened oil hat It must be dug out with a knife. Several other succulent plants also possess similar quail u.^s among which may be noticed a kind of little melon which is spread over the whole ot the great Kalahari desert. ^ Eesembling the gems-bok in many particulars, the Orvx can
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. 1 m M!';!f. 'i:^^ ORYX.—Orj/a; Lcucor'jx. Of retainihg tlie moisture, the Water-Eoot. Only a very small portion of the valuable plant appears above the ground, and thcM-ator-boaring bulb is so encrusted .s-ith hardened oil hat It must be dug out with a knife. Several other succulent plants also possess similar quail u.^s among which may be noticed a kind of little melon which is spread over the whole ot the great Kalahari desert. ^ Eesembling the gems-bok in many particulars, the Orvx can be easily distinguished trom Its predecessor by the shape ot the horns, which, in'stead of being nearly straid sweep towards the back in a noble curve Jo, It uses these horns vitli as much address as its near relative the Gems-bok, and if it Should be lying wound, d on the ground, the hunter must beware of approaching the seemingly cpiiescent animal, lest it should strike at him with its Ion" and keeniy-pomtcd horns, while its body lies prostrate on the earth. Should it be sttuKlin^T at bay, it is a very dangerous opponent, having a of suddenly lowering its head and cliargiug i(,nvard with a quick, lightning-like speed, from which its antagonist cannot escape without diiliculty. ° The colour of this animal is greyish-white up.,n the gi-eater part of its person, and is diversified by sundry bold markings of black and lauldv brown, which are spread over the leac and body in a manner that can be readily comprehended from the illustration. The iieigJit ot the Oryx is rather more than three feet six inches, and the long curved horns are upM-ards of three feet in length. These horns are set closely together upon the head, trom whence they diverge gradually ^o their extremities. These weapons are covered with rings at their bases, but at their tips they arc smooth and exceedingly sharp. Their The Ory such as Al herds of coi acacia. The Adi residence an globe.
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