. The book of antelopes . Fig. 41.—Horns of Cervicnpra fulvorufula, not 42.— „ „ aged. The corresponding rings in the two pairs of horns are placed opposite each other. The change of shape of the horns in the Antelopes as the animals growolder, so frequently referred to in this work, is well marked in the presentspecies, and we have therefore thought it worth while to illustrate thesedifferences by figures (figs. 41 and 42). Figure 41 represents the horns of ayoung, or rather just adult, male, in which they have attained a length of about 2c2 182 6:5- inches, and are evenly curved u
. The book of antelopes . Fig. 41.—Horns of Cervicnpra fulvorufula, not 42.— „ „ aged. The corresponding rings in the two pairs of horns are placed opposite each other. The change of shape of the horns in the Antelopes as the animals growolder, so frequently referred to in this work, is well marked in the presentspecies, and we have therefore thought it worth while to illustrate thesedifferences by figures (figs. 41 and 42). Figure 41 represents the horns of ayoung, or rather just adult, male, in which they have attained a length of about 2c2 182 6:5- inches, and are evenly curved upwards to their slender points. Figure 42shows those of an aged specimen, in which it will be seen that the sharp slenderpoint has got more worn down, while at the same time a long straight basalportion has been added below. This change causes such a difference in thegeneral appearance of the horns that authors have in many cases been led tosuppose that the extremes represent different species. We therefore take t
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