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Roosevelt in Africa : graphic account of the world's most renowned hunter in the wilds of Africa, his unerring aim and wonderful ability as a hunter, encounters with lions, tigers, elephants and other wild beasts of the jungle : containing also a complete history and study of wild animals of the world, their appearance, habits, traits of character and every detail of their wild life, with thrilling and exciting experiences of hunters of big game in all parts of the globe, including mortal combats between ferocious wild animals, dangerous and daring exploits, and hair-breadth escapes (1909)

Seymour, Frederick H. A, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI · [Chicago? : D.B. McCurdy] · leaf 288

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THE STORY OF THE ANTELOPE. 264 The only antelope that excels the prong-buck in speed is the Indian black-buck. This fact is proved by coursing the animals with greyhounds. A swift and tough greyhound will overtake and pull down a prong-buck, but I have never known one to catch a black-buck in the… … INDIAN BLACK BUCK. The handsomely colored black buck, or Indian antelope, stands about 32 inches at the shoulder. The usual length of the horn varies from 16 to 20 inches. The upper parts of the animal are jet black and the lower parts white. This antelope never enters forest nor high grass, and is…

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 · Hunting · Animals

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