Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- CHAPTER I HINTS ON FOREST AND PRAIRIE LIFE
- CHAPTER II THE BISON
- CHAPTER III WILD CATTLE
- CHAPTER IV THE WILD HORSE
- CHAPTER V AMERICAN DEER
- CHAPTER VI THE ANTELOPE
- CHAPTER VII THE SOUTHERN HARES
- CHAPTER VIII THE BLACK BEAR
- CHAPTER XI THE WILD HOG
- CHAPTER X THE PUMA AND CAT FAMILY
- CHAPTER XI THE OPOSSUM
- CHAPTER XII THE RACOON
- CHAPTER XIII WILD TURKEY
- CHAPTER XIV GROUSE, SNIPE, QUAIL, WOODCOCK, ETC.
- CHAPTER XV THE WILD FOWL
- CHAPTER XVI THE ALLIGATOR
- CHAPTER XVII AMERICAN SNAKES
- CHAPTER XVIII AMERICAN FISH
- CHAPTER XIX BEE-HUNTING
- CHAPTER XX A SHORT APPENDIX AS TO ROUTE, EXPENSES, ETC. AND WHERE TO FIND THE GAME
CHAPTER VI - THE ANTELOPE
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 August 2010
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- CHAPTER I HINTS ON FOREST AND PRAIRIE LIFE
- CHAPTER II THE BISON
- CHAPTER III WILD CATTLE
- CHAPTER IV THE WILD HORSE
- CHAPTER V AMERICAN DEER
- CHAPTER VI THE ANTELOPE
- CHAPTER VII THE SOUTHERN HARES
- CHAPTER VIII THE BLACK BEAR
- CHAPTER XI THE WILD HOG
- CHAPTER X THE PUMA AND CAT FAMILY
- CHAPTER XI THE OPOSSUM
- CHAPTER XII THE RACOON
- CHAPTER XIII WILD TURKEY
- CHAPTER XIV GROUSE, SNIPE, QUAIL, WOODCOCK, ETC.
- CHAPTER XV THE WILD FOWL
- CHAPTER XVI THE ALLIGATOR
- CHAPTER XVII AMERICAN SNAKES
- CHAPTER XVIII AMERICAN FISH
- CHAPTER XIX BEE-HUNTING
- CHAPTER XX A SHORT APPENDIX AS TO ROUTE, EXPENSES, ETC. AND WHERE TO FIND THE GAME
Summary
Description.—The male antelope has short, black, flat, tapering horns, arching towards each other; the points are directed backwards; a small branch projects from each horn near the middle. The neck, back, and legs are of a yellowish brown; the belly and chest are white; the sides are reddishwhite; three white bars or bands cross the throat; red hairs, tipped with black, form a kind of mane on the back of the neck extending from the occiput to the spring of the shoulders. A dark spot at the back of the cheek-bone exhales a strong odour. The tail is short; a large spot of pure white covers the rump.
The female is much smaller, has horns as well as the male, shaped in the same manner, but not nearly so large.
Weight.—As with the American deer, the weight varies considerably; but they weigh about one-third less than the deer.
THE true position of the antelope in the animal kingdom was for a long time a disputed question with naturalists, some being inclined to class it amongst the deer proper, while others contended that it ought to be ranked with the goats. In the case of the American antelope, its generic name Antilocapra is expressive of a close relationship with the goat tribe.
The prong-horn, when fully grown, is as large as a sheep, but as it has longer legs, it appears larger.
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- A Hunter's Experiences in the Southern States of America , pp. 118 - 129Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009