. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. THE ANTELOPES 215. A COW BRINDLED GNU This gnu, 'which is still found in great numbers in East Central Africa, indulges in the same curious antics as the •white-tai/ed species The Gnus These remarkable animals were once distributed throughout the greater part of Africa from the Cape to Abyssinia, and their range is even now very extensive, though what was once the most numerous and the most eccentric-looking species of the group has almost ceased to exist. The gnus are of large size, and at first sight appear to have the head of a buffalo, the tail of a hors
. Mammals of other lands;. Mammals. THE ANTELOPES 215. A COW BRINDLED GNU This gnu, 'which is still found in great numbers in East Central Africa, indulges in the same curious antics as the •white-tai/ed species The Gnus These remarkable animals were once distributed throughout the greater part of Africa from the Cape to Abyssinia, and their range is even now very extensive, though what was once the most numerous and the most eccentric-looking species of the group has almost ceased to exist. The gnus are of large size, and at first sight appear to have the head of a buffalo, the tail of a horse, and the limbs and hoofs of an antelope. Their heads are very massive, with broad muzzles and widely separated, hairy nostrils; their necks are maned, tails long and bushy, and both sexes carry horns. They are known as " wilde beeste," or " wild cattle," to the Dutch colonists of South Africa. The White-tailed Gnu, or Black Wildebeest, as it is more commonly called, was once found in great numbers on the kar- roos of Northern Cape Colony, and through- out the vast plains of the Orange River Colony, Transvaal, Griqualand West, and British Bechuanaland. Its range, in fact, was coequal with that of the blesbok. Even as lately as in 1875 ^"^ 1876 I personally saw very considerable herds of these quaint animals in the Orange River Colony and the Western Transvaal. When the present war broke out in 1899, there were only two herds of black wildebeest left alive. These animals numbered some 500 head altogether, and were protected by Dutch farmers. There. 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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