antelope

• Young Stuart was fleet as the antelope, and strong as a young lion. —  Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader
• He had heard that the antelope was a slave to its own curiosity, and through that weakness he intended to secure his game When he had gone about half the distance he sank down on his hands and knees and began to crawl, a laborious and sometimes painful operation, burdened as he was with his rifle, and unused to such methods of locomotion. —  The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War
• Some of them even lay down to rest themselves, while the others stood with open jaws and lolling tongues, but without showing any signs that they intended further to molest the panting quarry The field-cornet could observe the situation well, for the antelope was on his side--that is, towards the cliffs--while the dogs were farther out upon the plain. —  The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family
• The Indians sometimes destroy whole herds while thus endeavouring to swim across the great streams of the prairies Although so shy, the antelope is as inquisitive as mother Eve was; and will often approach its most dangerous enemy to satisfy its instinct of curiosity. —  The Boy Hunters
• When the vessel came into port and the antelope was being led along a street, a large bulldog fell on the defenceless animal. —  From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People

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