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THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 



of its jaws; but the} - will 

 leave bones unbroken which 

 a hyaena will crack in halves. 

 Its powers of digestion arc 

 unlimited. It will swallow 

 and digest a knuckle-bone 

 without giving it a crunch, 

 and will crack the thigh-bone 

 of a buffalo to obtain the 

 marrow, and swallow either 

 end immediately after. . . . 

 I remember that once a 

 hyaena came into our tent at 

 night. But this was merely a 

 friendly reconnaissance, to see 

 if an)- delicacy, such as our 

 shoes, or a saddle, or anything 

 phmbfL. Midland, f.z.s.] [w.r»A FimhL, that smelt of leather, were 



STRIPED HYAENA i ying abo ut. It was bright 



This hthehj*na of Northern Africa, Palestine, and India moonlight, and the air W3S 



calm. There was nothing to disturb the stillness. I was awakened from sleep by a light touch 

 on my sleeve, and my attention was directed by my wife to some object that had just quitted 

 our tent. I took my rifle from beneath the mat on which 1 lay, and, after waiting for a few- 

 minutes sitting up in bed, saw a large form standing in the doorway preparatory to entering. 

 Presently it walked in cautiously, and immediately fell dead, with a bullet between its eyes. 

 It proved to be a very large hyama, an old and experienced depredator, as it bore countless 

 scars of encounters with other strong biters of its race." 



The Striped Hyena is found in India as well as in Africa 

 animals are so numerous that on the Nile tributaries Sir Samue 

 ing the bones after supper every 



In portions of Abyssinia these 

 Baker used to hear them crack- 



night just as they had been thrown 

 by the Arabs within a few feet of the 

 deserted table. In this way they are 

 useful scavengers. 



The Aard-wolf 



This small African hyaena-like 

 creature stands in a family by itself. 

 The animal is like a small striped 

 hyaena, with a pointed muzzle, longer 

 ears, and a kind of mane. It is com- 

 mon all through South and East 

 Africa, where it lives on carrion, white 

 ants, and lambs and kids. It has not 

 the strong jaws and teeth of the dog or 

 hyaena family. The colonists com- 

 monly hunt and kill it with fox-terriers. 



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AARD-WOLF 



The aard-wolf stands in a family by itself. It is allied to the hyanas, but l> a t» 

 feebler animal 



