The koodoo is remarkably fond of the green stalks of this kind of millet. From Wordnik.com. [Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa] Reference
The koodoo, or tolo, seemed smaller, too, than those we had been accustomed to see. From Wordnik.com. [Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa] Reference
There we had nobler game to follow — wildebeest and hartebeest, impala, and now and then a koodoo. From Wordnik.com. [Prester John] Reference
The Hottentots eagerly devour the marrow of the koodoo and other antelopes raw, as a matter of course. From Wordnik.com. [Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American] Reference
It is of a grayish-brown color, and has horns twisted in the manner of a koodoo, but much smaller, and with. From Wordnik.com. [Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa] Reference
Our padre, Father Mathews, presented us with a very fine pair of koodoo horns which he picked up at a store while we were here. From Wordnik.com. [The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland] Reference
As he raced with the speed of a koodoo through the plantation he saw the glow of fire ahead and heard the moan of some terrible monster near him. From Wordnik.com. [Witch-Doctors] Reference
It was marked with narrow white bands across the body, exactly like those of the koodoo, and had a black patch of more than a handbreadth on the outer side of the fore-arm. From Wordnik.com. [Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa] Reference
Over it roamed the buffalo, the koodoo, and the giraffe. From Wordnik.com. [Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer] Reference
A pen had been built for the koodoo, and into this the two animals were now introduced. From Wordnik.com. [In the Wilds of Africa] Reference
I never tasted better venison, Mr. Nixey, though, as you say, this is rather far North for koodoo. From Wordnik.com. [The Dop Doctor] Reference
I ran to the spot with more anxiety than I should have felt in an ordinary way over a koodoo or an eland. From Wordnik.com. [Allan's Wife] Reference
The koodoo was at the moment in the air, clearing a pile of stones with its fore-legs tucked up underneath it. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Three Lions] Reference
The koodoo ran by her side, every now and then looking round into the zebra's face, as much as to ask how he liked it. From Wordnik.com. [In the Wilds of Africa] Reference
In these enchanted thickets koodoo, sable, and other beautiful antelopes of the rarer varieties were always to be found. From Wordnik.com. [Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer] Reference
I found that the men had already dug some pitfalls, though hitherto, excepting a koodoo, nothing had been caught in them. From Wordnik.com. [In the Wilds of Africa] Reference
Well, I made no further remark, as the occasion was too solemn for talking, but merely led the way to where the koodoo had fallen. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Three Lions] Reference
It seemed to me that the only chance would be to make a detour of at least a mile or more, and come up on the other side of the koodoo. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Three Lions] Reference
Bella, "but it strikes me koodoo is telling little oryx that he is very well treated, and recommending him to be reconciled to his fate.". From Wordnik.com. [In the Wilds of Africa] Reference
The little koodoo and zebra had, however, been safe in their pen, or they would probably have run off, and we should have seen no more of them. From Wordnik.com. [In the Wilds of Africa] Reference
The koodoo loves the shade of the forest, and especially delights to dwell on the banks of rivers -- taking freely to the water and swimming well. From Wordnik.com. [Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys] Reference
The koodoo lives chiefly on buds and leaves and the young shoots of trees and bushes, and it is said that he is capable of going a long time without water. From Wordnik.com. [In the Wilds of Africa] Reference
I was telling Evans one night, I remember, of some wonderful workings I had found whilst hunting koodoo and eland in what is now the Lydenburg district of the. From Wordnik.com. [King Solomon's Mines] Reference
The large and handsome koodoo frequents brushwood, and its vertical white stripes are no doubt protective, while its magnificent spiral horns afford easy recognition. From Wordnik.com. [Darwinism (1889)] Reference
The first time I heard the latter expression was when, after a long, painful, and really clever stalk against a heavy wind, I missed a splendid koodoo bull at a distance of about ten yards. From Wordnik.com. [Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer] Reference
Deer of various species were seen bounding along in unrestrained freedom, chiefly small animals; now and then a herd of pallah or koodoo would make their appearance, sorely tempting the hunters to go in chase. From Wordnik.com. [Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand] Reference
Now a huge buffalo would leap into the pit through the slender covering of rushes; now a tall giraffe would go toppling over; an active koodoo or gemsbok would spring over their heads, to fall hopelessly into the same trap. From Wordnik.com. [In the Wilds of Africa] Reference
After him followed a blesbok, then an impala, then a koodoo, then more goats, and many other animals, including a girl sewn up in the shining scaly hide of a boa-constrictor, several yards of which trailed along the ground behind her. From Wordnik.com. [She] Reference
The little koodoo, when brought up to Kate and Bella, allowed itself to be stroked, and put out its tongue and licked their hands, though I saw from its startled eye and the tremor in its slender legs that it was as yet far from happy in its captivity. From Wordnik.com. [In the Wilds of Africa] Reference
There were all sorts of them, springbucks in myriads, blesbok and quagga and wildebeeste in thousands, sable antelope, sassaby and hartebeeste in herds, eland, giraffe and koodoo in troops; while the forests were full of elephant and the streams of sea-cow. From Wordnik.com. [Swallow: a tale of the great trek] Reference
"By the time that we had finished our supper of koodoo steaks (which would have been better if the koodoo had been a little younger), it was time to get ready for Jim-Jim's murderess. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Three Lions] Reference
But it will make a capital playmate for the koodoo. ". From Wordnik.com. [In the Wilds of Africa] Reference
The boys now led off the little koodoo. From Wordnik.com. [In the Wilds of Africa] Reference
A beautiful koodoo was among the latter. From Wordnik.com. [In the Wilds of Africa] Reference
"We have got a koodoo!. From Wordnik.com. [In the Wilds of Africa] Reference
Game was abundant here, but though they could have shot eland, koodoo, blesbok, gemsbok, quagga, hartebeeste, zebra, and gnu, they had not seen elephant or giraffe, and these latter were in the boys 'minds continually. From Wordnik.com. [Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers] Reference
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