| 单词 | springbok |
| 例句 | I left Mrs. Hauser sitting in her silky purple cloud under the springbok so that she didn’t have to battle her arthritis just to walk me to the door. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z A stuffed springbok with horns and glassy amber eyes, stared at me from over the fireplace, and for a moment I forgot what I was going to say. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Mohair sweaters with "springbok" patterns speckled the runway in red and brown, as well as myriad other animals in prints. Paris sun scorches Kate Moss and David Beckham at Vuitton 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The menu features typical African dishes like springbok shank and Nigerian spice-rubbed beef cubes. South Africa Scores! 2010-06-05T02:17:00Z That’s what has brought them to Sossusvlei, Namibia, an otherworldly place where giant dunes rise over a wide salt plain dotted with groups of springbok, oryx and ostriches. | Let’s Get Lost 2014-03-07T23:00:48Z Some of the foods we ate were similar to what most Africans eat in southern Africa, such as oxtails, mopane worms and large-game meats such as springbok, oryx and kudu. What a trip: Namibia’s scenic landscapes, fit for a king and queen of the desert 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z “Rather, people can use terms like ‘Einstein,’ ‘springbok,’ perhaps even ‘computer,’ despite being too ignorant or wrong to provide identifying descriptions of their referents,” Professor Devitt said. Saul Kripke, Philosopher Who Found Truths in Semantics, Dies at 81 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z In prey species, locomotive play helps perfect predator-avoidance tactics such as the springbok’s “pronking” high into the air while running as a herd and landing in unpredictable spots. Play Is Serious Business for Elephants 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z They afford an opportunity for people from all backgrounds to encounter a range of animals, from drone bees to springbok or salmon, to better understand the natural world we live in. Opinion | Debating the Morality and Value of Zoos 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z The fossil record reveals that around the time the grasslands became patchy, large grazing herbivores were replaced with smaller, more agile creatures like gazelle, springbok, and kudu. How climate disruptions revolutionized ancient human toolmaking 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z They all wore bright green bushman’s hats adorned with a leaping springbok—the symbol of the World Cup-winning national rugby team—above khaki beige-and-green shirts. The challenge of building a fan culture for the International team - Golf Digest 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Three bongos, three giraffes, three red river hogs and a springbok housed in the barn were thought to be dead, fire officials said. 10 animals killed in barn fire at Ohio wildlife park 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Fire officials said three bongos, three giraffes, three red river hogs and a springbok housed in the barn and were thought to be dead. 10 animals killed in barn fire at wildlife park 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Black, white and some mixed-race fans donned springbok shirts and shared drinks as their team dominated against England to bring the cup back home. Soweto celebrates South Africa's first Rugby World Cup win under black captain 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z They include 600 disease-free buffalos, 150 springbok, 65 oryx, 60 giraffes, 35 eland, 28 elephants, 20 impala and 16 kudus – all from national parks. Namibia forced by drought to auction 1,000 wild animals 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z Early in the mornings, out riding my horse, I imagined her dreaming of turquoise water and the taste of springbok. Going Dutch in Cape Town 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z There are also 45 species of mammals in the park, including gemsbok, springbok, and mountain zebras. JORDAN: Namaqualand flower route is a South Africa must-see 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z For blacks, the springbok, the mascot of the national rugby team, was a symbol of tyranny. Essay: Resistance, and Healing, Through Sports 2013-12-06T01:37:29Z The picture of an impaled springbok that was deleted from the official Lions Twitter account. Lions embarrassed after being forced to delete posts in Twitter gaffe 2013-05-07T17:33:21Z She and her colleagues compared the wear and breakage in the stone tips to modern spear points fired into the carcass of an African gazelle called a springbok. Observatory: Hunters Used Stone-Tipped Spears 500,000 Years Ago 2012-11-20T00:15:55Z As I got into my sleeping bag, I listened to the prince drinking as well as the heavy padding of paws as three hyenas loped after a springbok, looking for a late-night meal. Scientist at Work Blog: Bristling With Elephant Power 2012-08-03T11:00:12Z Here the South African springbok leaps across two houses. In pictures: Cape Town's street art 2012-06-04T00:01:52Z During the second day's trek we ran up on the high veldt for a space and jumped some springbok. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The boa put up its head and was going to spring; but I ran like a springbok, and the boa after me. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z We got plenty of giraffe, gemsbuck, eland, hartebeest, blue wildebeest, springbok, zebra, and so on, for the first month; and along the Botletli we killed some sea-cows and buffaloes, which swarmed in those days. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The chase led through a large herd of wildebeests, zebras, and springboks, which gazed at us in utter amazement. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z The springboks, startled by the sudden move forward, bounded off. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Your rifle must follow the springbok when he jumps, and you get him at the top of his leap. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z We have, however, still herds of antelopes of all kinds, springboks, gemsboks, elands, koodoos, hartebeests, and gnus. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z As Kate looked she could see droves of springbok dotted here and there, their white backs and under parts showing up curiously in the mellow light of evening. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The man was old and rather emaciated, but his muscles looked as hard as the pasterns of a springbok. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z Thank you, thank you, my baasje,” as Pietie dragged a low stool, covered with springbok skin, from under the desk in the recess and pushed it towards him. Outa Karel's Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales 2011-03-14T03:01:04.340Z I have often seen him stop an antelope in full flight, and we have a saying that "only a bullet travels faster than a springbok." Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z George and Matamo rode in pursuit and succeeded in killing a hartebeest and two springboks, the more dainty parts of which were cooked for the evening meal. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Watched a cheetah hunt down and catch a springbok this morning.. Live - England v Netherlands 2011-02-22T08:30:11Z The general color of the springbok is a tawny brown on the upper parts of the body. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Those who remained on land rushed wildly hither and thither, at intervals bounding up like springboks, all the while sawing the air with their arms to an accompaniment of dolorous cries. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z The unlucky springbok seemed to rise with the motion of Tuys's arm as he snapped his Mauser out of its case to his shoulder, all in one motion. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z When within about three feet of these horns, he gave a sudden bound and rose like a springbok into the air! The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Who would win in a fight between a lion and a springbok? Butch James 2010-10-21T23:05:00Z The springbok derives its name from the habit it has of leaping as it runs. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The migratory swarms of the springbok, or Cape antelope, afford another illustration of the rapidity with which a species under certain circumstances may be diffused over a continent. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology “Ah ha, lion! thou greedy beast,” cried Niani, hopping about as light as a young springbok. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa Some sort of one they would have, if it were only a brush after springboks, for these, they knew, they could find at any time. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z There wasn’t even anything to shoot on the place, for the springbok had trekked in quest of more favoured regions. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt The springbok ordinarily makes its home in the arid, sandy plains called karroos. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Sometimes he persuaded her to cook springbok chops and “fry” in an open frying-pan, as had he taught his own native cook. Tales of South Africa There were horns upon horns of antelope, kudu, hartebeest, black buck, springbok, gemsbok, gnu, buffalo, and rhinoceros, and tusks upon tusks of polished ivory. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa They were neither gnoos, nor springboks, nor hartebeests, nor any of the common kinds that the party had already met with, and had hunted to their satisfaction. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z That which had been the sentinel springbok’s fate had certainly been his, if the panther had come that side of the river. The Ruined Cities of Zululand One writer speaks of seeing the country around Little Fish River specked, as far as eye could reach, with immense herds of springboks. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Ever since yesterday morning they have been away in the grass veldt, following a trek of springboks, and their display of venison and jaded nags prove that they have hunted hard, successfully, and far. Tales of South Africa See those springbok, Victor, by the tall acacias there, they scent an enemy, what is it? Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer The zebras had gone out of sight, so, too, the springboks. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z On they came, quaggas, koodoos, springbok, hartebeest, the shouting and spearing becoming wilder. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Ostriches, zebras, deer, springboks, and many other animals, the names of which we do not find in any zoölogy, make their home here. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The great game had gone; only the springboks and smaller antelopes remained to remind them of the teeming plenty of the brave days of smooth-bores and flint-locks. Tales of South Africa The old baboon had retired to the hills with his family; the springbok and the wart-hog had moved up Bulawayo way; the cheetah and the lynx had followed them.... The Dop Doctor Although neither of these keep company with their own congeners they yet live socially with one another, both also herding at times with springboks, hartebeests, and ostriches. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Soon all was again still, as scrambling out of the pit, the hunter crossed the river, and advanced cautiously towards the carcass of the springbok, finding it still quivering with muscular excitement, but quite dead. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Herds of antelopes, zebras, quaggas, springboks, and other wild beasts are, however, still to be found, and furnish a large portion of the farmers' supplies of animal food. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Out upon the plains, half a mile distant from the wagons, are to be seen a knot or two of graceful springbok busily feeding in the choice herbage. Tales of South Africa They were in full run after the springboks, and one of those animals was sure to reward their skill and labour by affording them a dinner. The Giraffe Hunters The springboks were browsing, though some individuals were constantly in the air bounding up as if for their own amusement. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z I dare say if we’d had their training we might be able to bring down springboks as well as they can.” The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War Eight hundred yards on his right front were swarms of vultures busily engaged in their revolting pastime; at a similar distance on the left were four springbok grazing unconcernedly. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force Seventy miles have they ridden; a dozen springbok have they brought in; and, greatest luck of all, the flesh, skin, and horns of a great cow gemsbok decorate the led horse of Rodolf Klopper. Tales of South Africa It was not until the springboks swerved to the right to avoid the horsemen, that these little animals became separated from the giraffes. The Giraffe Hunters The others left off browsing, and several of them were seen to bound up into the air—after the very singular manner of springboks. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z That gave me pleasure, but I also saw that the sheep and goats had got mixed up with the springboks,358 and were moving off with them as if they belonged to the same species! Popular Adventure Tales Having taken a series of compass bearings and entered a few details on his map Wilmshurst started off for a kopje midway between the aasvogels and the springbok. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force Here, after the rains, they can range freely with their flocks and pursue the trekking springboks, and live the old wild life. Tales of South Africa A quarter of a mile to the eastward they saw approaching them a large drove of springboks, accompanied by a band of giraffes. The Giraffe Hunters The springboks, when alarmed, take to flight and scatter off in any direction, whereas the bonteboks and blesboks invariably run against the wind, bearing their noses close along the ground, like hounds upon a trail! The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Below his knees were yellowish tufts of long hair; and his horns—instead of being lyrate, like those of the springbok—rose nearly vertical to the height of four inches. Popular Adventure Tales “What are you going to shoot at?—the springbok, and then mount and gallop after them and shoot again, like the Boers do?” Diamond Dyke The Lone Farm on the Veldt - Story of South African Adventure There were some springboks and blesboks running on the place—remnants of those mighty herds of game which formerly blackened the Free State plains. Tales of South Africa “There, Mak,” cried Mark, “tell this little chief that we are much obliged for the two springboks.” Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites They are fleeter than springboks, and also more shy and wary, as though they knew that their spoils are more valuable to the hunter, and therefore required greater skill and speed to preserve them. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high in the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile. Popular Adventure Tales It was getting toward mid-day before anything was shot, and then another little springbok fell to Emson’s piece, just as they reached the water where they were to make their first halt. Diamond Dyke The Lone Farm on the Veldt - Story of South African Adventure Some collect salt from the pans, and with a few springbok skins earn a trifle to eke out their wretchedness. Tales of South Africa I believe they just have a run outside the forest to stick an arrow or two into the springboks, and then run into the shade again. Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites The antelopes, driven by Klaas and Jan, would come their way; springboks certainly would; and then, “crack! crack!” would go the rifles, and “bang!” The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z I aroused my uncle, who pronounced them to be springboks, one of which I had shot on the previous evening migrating for the winter to the northward. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader We had not gone far when an exclamation of pleasure burst from Donald, and I saw to the southward a vast herd of springboks crossing from east to west. In the Wilds of Africa Next to her brothers’ wagon there stands the wagon of her betrothed—Rodolf Klopper—who is just now away in the grass plains a little to the north, shooting springboks with the younger Stuurmanns. Tales of South Africa We pursued our journey over extensive plains, still parched by severe drought, and undulating heights clothed with a brown and scanty herbage, and sprinkled over with numerous herds of springbok. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals The springboks did not interest them; but the flesh of the wildebeest would have been a treat to all. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z We ourselves, however, preferred the more delicate meat of the springbok. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader I again fired, but missed, when I stopped to reload; and just then looking up, I saw a high precipice, towards which several of the springboks were making. In the Wilds of Africa Far out upon these grassy flats, some half a mile away, grazed a troop of springbok, their shining white and cinnamon coats flecking the plain brilliantly. Tales of South Africa Usually, when thus taken by surprise, the springboks stop for a moment or two and gaze at the kneeling hunter. Six Months at the Cape Within the frontier districts, springboks are plenty, as also the common wildebeests; and piles of the horns of these may be seen lying around the kraals of every vee-boor. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z The natives now began to collect the animals they had slain, and each man returned in triumph with a springbok on his shoulders. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader The springboks are so called from their wonderful agility. In the Wilds of Africa I saw that the old man’s eye was resting upon the springboks, now grazing so peacefully upon the plain. Tales of South Africa We could not see anything distant for the bushes, but presently we came to the edge of an open space, into which several springboks were trotting with a confusedly surprised air. Six Months at the Cape Of course, the resemblance to the “trek-boken” of their own springboks, which all of them had witnessed, was also remembered. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Next morning, just after breakfast, a herd of springboks was observed, and several of the more eager of the party dashed off in pursuit. The Settler and the Savage Away the springboks went, leaping over the rocks with wonderful agility. In the Wilds of Africa “I believe that Bremen is right,” said Swinton; “it must be one of the migratory herds of springboks; I have never seen them, but I have often been told of them.” The Mission; or Scenes in Africa This affords a splendid though brief chance to take good aim, but the springboks were not inquisitive that day. Six Months at the Cape In this respect they resemble the springboks and other gazelles; but they have habits peculiar to themselves. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Rivers soon afterwards returned with a springbok behind him, but there was no appearance of Considine or Hans. The Settler and the Savage Frequently the beautiful springbok appeared, covering the plain, sometimes in sprinklings and at other times in dense crowds, as far as the eye could reach. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley The migrations of the springboks, which we witnessed yesterday, may be more frequent, but are not more certain than those of the central population of Africa. The Mission; or Scenes in Africa Remounting I rode to the edge of the clump of bushes and found several of my companions, some of whom carried the carcasses of springboks at their cruppers. Six Months at the Cape It stands less than three feet in height, formed much like the springbok, but with a rougher coat of hair, of an ashy grey colour, and silver white underneath. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z He saw a few springboks, however, racing on the horizon in the direction in which Considine had galloped, and concluded somewhat hastily that they were pursued by his friend. The Settler and the Savage “Boss Jack shoot springbok to-morrow,” said the boy, decisively; and soon after daybreak roused his young master, and pointed out across the plain towards the rising sun. Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers They feasted well themselves upon the delicate meat of the springboks, but the poor animals had neither food nor water after their hard day’s journey. The Mission; or Scenes in Africa Soon we perceived two of our comrades driving a flock of springboks towards the river. Six Months at the Cape Its horns, however, are not lyrate, as in the springbok, but rise first in the plane of its forehead, and then curve boldly forward to the tips. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z At first he and Considine ran together after the springboks; then Hans got near enough, dismounted, and shot one. The Settler and the Savage Now look here, Jack, this is the way the Boers shoot springbok, and I don’t think you will find a better plan. Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers “I think it is springbok,” said Bremen the Hottentot. The Mission; or Scenes in Africa Some had been successful, some had failed, but a good many springboks had been killed, and all were hearty as crickets and hungry as hyenas. Six Months at the Cape The long wait by the drift had consumed their stock of fine springbok venison, which they had laid in some days before. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z He had been out hunting alone, and a springbok tied across the horse behind him showed that he had been successful. The Settler and the Savage “I must shoot a springbok, Chick,” he said. Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers But nobody else does hear us, and you think that I mean that they begin to pump out bullets at us just as if we were a pair of springboks. A Dash from Diamond City Fancying that I saw two springboks on the horizon I pointed them out to my boy. Six Months at the Cape All looked at the horns as Hans spoke, and saw that these were full twenty inches in length, and somewhat like those of the springbok, but more irregularly lyrate. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z When Considine came up he found that Hans had already disembowelled the springbok, and was in the act of fastening the carcase on his horse behind the saddle. The Settler and the Savage There is a little herd of half-a-dozen springbok there, on that hill, nearly a mile away.” Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers They’re trained to shoot springbok, I suppose, when they get a chance; but they haven’t had much experience of galloping men. A Dash from Diamond City Another flock of springboks was discovered at this moment on a distant knoll, towards which we trotted, trippled, and cantered. Six Months at the Cape These words escaped from the lips of the young girl, as she saw the springbok rise high into the air, and leap far and clear over the coiled reptile. The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family Over this lonely waste sheep and cattle wandered undisturbed by springbok, ostriches, crocodiles, mountain lions and other wild animals. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure Here they saw large numbers of secretary birds and bustards and maramots and springbok antelope. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World The country was thigh-deep in grass and spoke of game; as they looked, a springbok got up and fled. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories Absurd little Belfast wanted to break it down with his own weight, and with both feet leaped straight up like a springbok, cursing the Clyde shipwrights for not scamping their work. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle Below his knees were yellowish tufts of long hair, and his horns—instead of being lyrate, like those of the springbok—rose nearly vertical to the height of four inches. The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family We occasionally shot a springbok, and I thus had an opportunity of making myself acquainted with the delicious flavour of the South African venison. A Winter Tour in South Africa Here and there a graceful springbok dashes through the smoke, with head thrown back and graceful limbs extended, his glossy, mottled hide looking doubly beautiful backed by that red streak of fire. Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front Of the larger fauna I saw only the springbok. With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train "I think it is springbok," said Bremen the Hottentot. The Mission That gave me pleasure, but I also saw that the sheep and goats had got mixed up with the springboks, and were moving off with them as if they belonged to the same species! The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family The antelopes seen by Lander are by the Dutch called springbok, and inhabit the great plains of central Africa, and assemble in vast flocks during their migratory movements. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa "Yes, d—n you; did you think we were springbok?" Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front Sylvia was charmed by a distant view of a herd of springbok, and her eyes shone momentarily when Burke said that they would have to do some shooting together. The Top of the World "I believe that Bremen is right," said Swinton; "it must be one of the migratory herds of springboks; I have never seen them, but I have often been told of them." The Mission Also there were droves of smaller game—rhebok and springbok and duikers—which brushed past at full gallop without even noticing me. Prester John I am fairly good with a knife, and I carved very presentable likenesses of a monkey, a springbok, and a rhinoceros. Greenmantle We rode on for a mile or two, and then saw a pretty little herd of springbok about eighteen hundred yards away on the left. Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front That bush-clad hill was the favourite haunt of droves of buffaloes and elands, and on that plain swarmed thousands upon thousands of springbok and of quagga, of hartebeest and of oribi. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal The migration of the springboks, which we witnessed yesterday, may be more frequent, but are not more certain than those of the central population of Africa. The Mission He had been shooting some of the various kinds of antelopes which abound in that country, under various names, such as wildebeests, springboks, blesboks, and pallahs, when the adventure occurred, which he thus describes. Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians To-night," Guy said, one evening, as they sat together in their hut, over their native supper of mealie cakes and springbok venison, "we must make a bold stroke. What's Bred in the Bone The springboks were still distractedly tossing here and there, but the army to which he belonged had moved on. The Judgment House There, in front, a hundred yards away, though to the unpractised eye they looked much closer, because of the dazzling clearness of the atmosphere, was a great herd of springbok trekking along in single file. Allan's Wife They feasted well themselves upon the delicate meat of the springboks, but the poor animals had neither food nor water after their hard day's journey. The Mission As the sun went down two graceful springboks and a herd of pallah came and drank, when I shot the best pallah in the troop. Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians He shot a springbok that crossed the road, and they roasted a portion of the animal, and the Hottentot carried some on with him. A Simpleton Yet when he first waked, it was not in his mind—only that confusion out of which he had passed to nothingness with the vision of the distracted springboks. The Judgment House It is nearly thirty feet wide, but that is nothing to a springbok. Allan's Wife Once I dashed into a herd of trekking game so suddenly, that a springbok, unable to stop itself, leapt right over me. Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain On the veld, with the first delicate glow, the head of a meerkat, or a springbok, is raised above the gray-brown grass; herds of cattle move uneasily. The Judgment House |
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