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Identifier: natalprovincedes00tatl (find matches)
Title: Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Tatlow, A.H South African Railways. Publicity Dept
Subjects: Railroads
Publisher: Durban, Natal : South African Railways Printing Works
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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here r, a .nil mane The tail ! with loi Hopns ape thick, they extend downward: and forwards fop about half theip l hen 0UPV6 upward.. This antelope was fopmeply extpemely plentiful in the Opange I •■■now practically extincl in the wild state. It appears to have been confined to the countsouth of i he Vaal River In their natural state they live in herd:,, and are remarkable for their extraordu;antics of ppancing and darting about, and lashing with their tails. It is the animal which isfound on the arms of Natal. The Blue Wildebeest or Brindled Gnu (Connochaetes taurinus) is characterised bya very thick neck. It is of a bluish grey colour with indistinct brownish transverse bandsacross the body. The horns are not so expanded as those of the black wildebeest ; theyextend outwards horizontally and then curve round and the points are directed inwards. The animal is still fairly abundant in Zululand. It occurs in open country in smallherds among which zebra are very generally mingled.
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The Eland 490 The Hippopotamus op Sea Cow (Hippopotamus amphibius) has a smooth thick hairlessskin which is greyish black. The canine teeth are very large, and the incisor teeth of thelower jaw project horizontally. Large specimens may attain a length of 12 to 14 feet, andthe weight may be over four tons. Among other places the hippopotamus is found in Zululand, in the Komati River, andalong the Zambesi. This animal is very fond of water and can swim with great ease. It sleeps during theday near the river-banks or under the water ; and towards evening it leaves its sleeping-placeand walks along narrow tracks, which it forms, to its feeding quarters. Its food consists ofgrass, twigs, and succulent herbs.

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