The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-18
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utter a sound under any circumstances.
even when wounded As a runner II Is
famous, and only a good horse can
oyertake Il.
The Eisnd Neariv TttincL
The Gland Is threatened with ex-
tlnctlon largely because Of It's great
size. It is the biggest OF all the ante
lopos. being almost as large as a COW.
and Is slow and clumsy compared with
most Of It's congeners. Its flesh being
very good 10 eat. It has been much
hunted on that account Already It Is
cxterminated In Cape Colony. Natal. the
Orange Free State aud the Transyaal.
In the Kalahar desert there are still
good many OF these animals. and oc.
casionally herds OF them wander out
OF this dosolate retreat In search OF a
certain kind OF bush. the leaves OF
which they are very fond o, In the
desert a small wild melon containing
a. considerable quantity Of water
grows plentifully. and It Is supposed
that this serves to assuage the thirst
OF the Glands and glrahcs In the hot
and dry season.
Tho brindled gnu Is another large
antelope. and is one Of the most re-
markablc and interesting quadrupeds
Of South Africa. From the front It
looks somewhat like small OK. and
from the rear like a horse The Hot
tentots call It Baas. meaning master.
on account Of It's bold and fierce bear
ing. II has n near relative called the
white-talled gnu. and both species for
mcrly inhabited In enormous multi
lures the grassy plains north " the
vaal river. After the summer rains
each year they advanced IN large herds
40 far as the southern branches OF tho
Orange river. and on reaching that
stream the white-tailed Rnus would
cross over into Cape Colony. 20 be
slaughtered In great numbers by hunt.
crs. For some reason unknown the
brindlod gnu never passed the river.
The brindled gnu Is now extremely
scarce In the Transyaal and practical
ly extinct IN the Orange FREQ State. II
10 stlll met with In Bechuanaland.
along the edge OF the Kalahari desert.
and in seine other localities. Owing
to the open character OF the country
In which II lives. II Is one Of the most
difficult bcasts 60 stalk II has suf-
forod greatly from the cattle disease
which. while causing such loss OF do
mosticatod beasts. has wiped out Inn
mense numbers OF game animals OF
many kinds In South Africa. includ-
ing CRATES ana Glands.
The African elephant. though no,
yet on the verge Of extinction. can not
long escape determination unless pro-
tected In some way. within the past
few yoara the demapd FOR ivory has
grcatiy increased. add IL IN rcckone,l
that each twolvemonth 100000 OF the
giant pachyderms are slain to supply
the market with this commodity. The
African elephant grows n foot higher
than the Asiatlc pachydorm. At birth
II weighs 225 pounds and It's aver
age length OF life is so years. A pair
OF tusks from full-grown beast will
weigh 225 pounds.
Elephant Must nc Projected.
There were formerly In South Africa
three very interesting animals related
to the horse-the quagga. the noun
tain zebra, and Burchell's zebra. Only
90 years ago the quagga roamed IN i'm
mense herds In the lowlands Of Cape
Colony II was easily tanned and might
have furnished domestic quadruped
most useful to man: but II was ruth
lossly shot down and oxtermina,cd for
the sake OF It's hide. and now II Is be-
lleyed that not single specimen sur
Wives In the world, The mountain 70
bra. formerly so abundant IN tho
mountainous parts OF Cape Colony that
II was called the common zebra" is
now very rare. The few survivors,
protected by law from hunters, seek
the widest and most sequesterod
spots, and, being feet OF foot, are very
difficult TO approach. Burchells zebra
has been TO some extent domestlcated.
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