THE BROWN HY^NA OR STRAND WOLF 



which are good to eat are themselves nocturnal, 

 it slowly becomes a night prowler also. 



Nocturnal animals, in addition to possessing 

 eyes which enable them to see during the hours 

 of darkness, have their sense of smell acutely 

 developed. 



In appearance the Brown Hyaena somewhat re- 

 sembles a Collie dog, but its legs are much shorter. 

 It is covered with long hair, brown in colour, with 

 whitish patches on the legs ; the head is greyish 

 brown, and the forehead blackish, flecked with light 

 brown. A special feature is a long mantle of coarse 

 hair hanging down from the neck and back and 

 reaching below the abdomen. The tail is bushy 

 and about a foot in length ; and the ears are long 

 and pointed. From the nose to the root of the 

 tail the average length is three and a half feet. 



THE SPOTTED HYJENA 



(Hycena crocuta) 



Also known as the Tijger Wolf and Laughing Hyaena ; 

 Isadawane of Amaxosa {Stanford) ; Impisi of Zulus, 

 Swazis, and Matabele ; Kwiri of Basutos [Kirby) 



1'his large and powerful hyaena was formerly 

 common in all parts of South Africa. When the 

 European settlers first established themselves at 

 the Cape of Good Hope, the Spotted Hyaena was 

 quite common there, and haunted the neighbour- 

 voL. II 8i 6 



