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it can possibly consume at one time. It is smaller than the 

 Dedar and the stripes are more numerous and intenselj' black, 

 standing out clearl}- and distinct from the other colors of its coat. 

 The natives also say it is abroad much oftener by daj^ than the 

 spotted Hyaena, and does not wait for the cover of darkness to 

 commit its depredations. The striped Hyaena is a much more 

 cleanly animal than its relative, and I never saw one covered 

 with scars and sores as is often the case with the spotted Hyaena, 

 nor does it seem to possess a like offensive odor. It ma}' be that 

 it lives more on freshly killed animals, and has not an especial 

 liking for carrion, but this, of course, I cannot vouch for. I 

 have known it to eat carcases of animals killed the same da}' and 

 thrown outside our camp, but as this animal is a Hyaena it is fair 

 to presume, I suppose, it would have eaten them even if tainted. 

 It is rather a handsome animal, the fur is long and thick, and 

 the tail bushy, and when the stripes are well defined it does not 

 present an unattractive appearance. There seems to be a very 

 considerable difference in the shape and size of the skulls of this 

 species, which is probably merely an individual variation, but as 

 that belonging to the adult specimen of the Werra was destroyed 

 and the other belonged to an immature individual I could not 

 make a satisfactory comparison with the adult skulls of the 

 Dedar. The difference in size and markings between the two 

 forms, may have no specific value, but it requires investigation 

 when sufficient material is available. 



Canis anthus (F. Cuvier). 



Canis anthus. Jackall. Native name Dnwdo. 



a. $ ad. Berbera. 



b. $ ad. Anouf Prairie. 



This jackall was very common all over the country, and was 

 constantly met with in our hunting trips. It was not especially 

 shy, and would often trot carelessly along in full view and within 

 easy rifle shot. If at such time one whistled, the little animal 

 would stop and gaze at the intruder on his grounds often for a 

 long while, and if not shot at, after satisfying its curiosity, would 

 continue on its travels. But should a rifle bullet go whizzing in 

 its vicinity, then it stood not on the order of its going, but went 

 at once. This and the succeeding species are very destructive to 

 the kids and lambs in the flocks of the natives, and may possibly, 

 if several act in concert, kill sheep and goats, though I fancy the 

 latter, especially the rams, would with their horns be more than 



