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Roosevelt's African trip : the story of his life, the voyage from New York to Mombasa, and the route through the heart of Africa, including the big game and other ferocious animals, strange peoples and countries found in the course of his travels (1909)

Unger, Frederic William, b. 1875 · [Philadelphia, Pa.? : W.E. Scull] · leaf 238

An illustration from Roosevelt's African trip : the story of his life, the voyage from New York to Mombasa, and the route through the heart of Africa, including the big game and other ferocious animals, strange peoples and countries found in the course of his travels, 1909, leaf 238
brindles from which the animal gets its name. The female is precisely similar, but smaller. The Eland. — The next in order is the eland or impoofo. This animal, while belonging to the order of ruminants, is the largest and most beautiful of the antelope family. Its height at the shoulder is about… … THE ELAND of strong wiry brown hair, margined on either side by a yellow streak, commencing above the eyes, and nearly meeting half way down the face. The eyes are large and brilliant. The horns are placed on the summit of the forehead, are about two feet long, massive and nearly straight, with a…

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 · Game and game-birds -- Africa, Central · Big game hunting -- Africa, Central · Africa -- Discovery and exploration

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