

siitirri) iiv.r.NA. 



In proportion to its size, tlic Ilyauna possesses teeth nnd jaws of cxtraordinnrj 

 strength, and l)et\vcen tluir treniendons fan^s tlic tliiuli-bones of an ox fly in 

 s])linters with a savage crasli tliat makes tlie spectator sluuhlei". Tlic sknll of 

 tliis animal is formed in a manner that at once points it out iis belonging to a 

 ereature of enoniious power. 



The miiz'/le is hut short, and the rough thoni-studded tongue is used, like 

 that of tlie feline group, for rasping ever)' vestige of flesh from the bones of the 

 picy. 



There are several kinds of Ilya?nas, one of the most remarkable being the 

 LviGniNr, IIy.ena or Tiger Wolf. 



The Tiger Wolf is celebrated for the strange iniearthly soiuids which it utters 

 when under the inllucnce of great excitement. The innmal is often called the 

 "Laughing ITyrcna" on account of the maniacal, mirthless, hysterical laugh which 



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