He felt the weight of his spear tentatively, for a double omen of luck must mean big game: possibly an eland or a leopard.
"Witch-Doctors"
Charles Beadle
I have bloodied my fangs in the throat Of a mighty bull eland!
"Witch-Doctors"
Charles Beadle
This has been attempted so far as regards the elephant, rhinoceros, giraffe, and eland.
"Impressions of South Africa"
James Bryce