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A large herd of antelope.
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The Antelopes represent a large and important group of animals which are more or less common in all tropical parts of the earth. The antelope comes nearest to the goat.
Perhaps the best-known member of this family is the pretty and graceful Gazelle. The gazelle relies wholly for its safety upon its great speed. They are usually found in large bands, protecting each other from the attacks of hyenas and jackals, and the smaller animals. Against the lion, the leopard, and man, their three greatest enemies, they are almost helpless. In spite of the wary sentinel, which always keeps watch, the cunning lion works its way toward the gazelles until it can spring upon one or. at any rate, reach it with a couple of bounds. The lion knows perfectly well that it must creep up within striking distance, for should it be seen, the gazelles will gallop oft" at" a pace which the great cat could not keep up for fifty yards.
In parts of Syria and Araoia a species called the "aerial" gazelle is held in great favor as a household pet. It is a pretty little creature, with large, lustrous eyes, docile and good-tempered.
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