Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-09
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utter sound under any circumstances
even when wounded. AS a runner II ia
famous. and only good horse can
oyertake 1t.
The Ki.nd Nearly Extinct
The Gland is threatened with ex-
unction largely because OF it's great
size. II Is the biggest OF all the ante
iopes, being almost as large as a COW,
and lis slow and clumsy compared with
most OF its congeners. Its flesh being
very good TO eat. 1t has been much
hunted on that account. Already IL is
exterminated in Cape Colony, Natal. the
Orange Free State and the Transvaal.
In the kaiaharl desert there are still
a good many OF these animals, and oc-
casionally herds OF them wander out
OF this desolate retreat in search OF a
certain Kind OF bush. the leaves OF
which they are very fond of. In the
desert a small Wild melon containing
considerable quantity OF water
grows beautifully. and ii is supposed
thai this serves 10 assuage the thirst
OF the Glands and giraffes In the hot
and dry season.
The bsindled gnu Is another large
antelope. and is one OF the most re-
markable aud interesting quadrupeds
OF South Africa. From the front IT
looks somewhat like small OK, and
from the rear like horse. The Hot
tentots call IL Baas. meaning master.
on account Of its bold and fierce bear
ing. II has a near relative called the
white-tailed gnu. and both species for
merry inhabited In enormous multi
lures the grassy plains north Of the
yaai river After the summer rains
each year they advanced in large herds
as far as the southern branches OF the
Orange river. and on reaching tina,
stream the white-talled gnns would
cross over into Cape Colony. 10 be
slaughtered IN great numbers by hunt
ers For some reason unknown the
brinaied gnn never passed the river.
The brindled gnu Is now extremel,
scarce 10 the Transyaal and practical
iy extinct ia the Orange Free State. i
is sill met with in Bechuanaland
along the edge OF the kalahari desert
and In some other localities. OWNS
10 the open character OF the countrl
In which IL lives, Il Is ono OF the mos
| difflcui, beasts 20 stalk, II has SUI
sered greatly from the cattle diseas
which. while causing such loss of do
: msstieaied beasts. has wiped out i'm
: mense numbers OF game animals O
i many kinds in South Africa. inelud
ing CRATES and Glands.
The African elephant. though nc
4 yet 90 the verge Of extinction. can nc
Il long eseape determination unless pre-
a teeted in some way. Within the pas
!. tew years the demand for ivory ha
; greatly increased. and !, is reckone
= that each tweIyemonth 100000 of til
. giant pathyderms are slain To suppl
!. The market with this commodity. tn
i African elephant grows foot high'
4 than the Asiatic paehyderm. AT Dirt
IL weighs 225 pounds and lis ave
q age length OF life is SO years A pa
4 Of tnsks from full-grown beast wi
! weigh 22s pounds,
l. tt~vhaat Nu.t lie Protected.
(. There we're formerly in South Afri'
l. three very interesting animals relate
10 the horse-the quagga. the moul
l. tain zebra. and 'Burehell's zebra. on
IL 80 years ago the quagga roamed In In
ID menke herds in the lowlands Of ca
h. Colony. 1t was easily tanned and mig
10 have furnished a domestic quadrup'
=. most useful to man: but 1t was rut
a. lexsiy shot down and esterminated I
"A the sake of its hide. and now IT is B
!, ,iayed that not single specimen su
as wives IN the world. The mountain
!. hra formerly so abundant In I
20 mountainous parts of Cape Colony tn
az /, was called the common zebra
n. NOW very rare. The few SURVIVE
N protected by law from hunters, Sc
be the widest and most seaues'ef
re-. spo,s. and. being fleet of foot, are We
"a diff,cult TO approach. Burehelfs zet
"a has been to some extent domestiea''
IN and IN used In coach teams.