64 



by hunger, the other seeing only in tlie dark ; — the one resembles a 

 sheplierd's dog, the otlier is gibbous in the middle of his spine, hirsute 

 all over, and marked with black stripes. A whip made of wolf skin 

 has peculiar terrors for dogs — a drum of the same material puts to si- 

 lence all drums made of sheep skin — for even dead sheep dread dead 

 wolves! — The hyaenas change their sex yearly, and the male becomes 

 a fruitful dam. — Of wolves there are five species — the first of a yellow 

 hue, — swift, audacious, and by shepherds named the archer, — the next 

 of superior magnitude and swiftness, known by the two names of the 

 hawk and the plunderer ; he seeks his prey with the dawn, and 

 dwells in the lofty mountains — but when snow covers the ground, he 

 assumes greater boldness, and in quest of prey approaches even the 

 city walls. The third species inhabits the mountains of Taurus and 

 Cilicia — an animal superior to the race of wolves, named the 

 Golden, of prodigious strength, and able to resist tlie un'^pent brass 

 and the pointed iron. He dreads the rising of the dog-star, and 

 during the prevalence of its heat, lies concealed in his shady cavern. 

 Of the two remaining species, the one from his white colour is 

 named the Hoary Kite. The other is of smaller size, — black, — 

 hirsute, — preys on hares. 



Wolves copulate with panthers, and produce tiie animals called 

 Thoes. 



The tigress excels among quadrupeds as much as the peacock 

 among birds, — resembles a mountain lioness, except in her beauti- 

 fully spotted skin ; — such are lier fiery eyes, her strong limbs, and 

 sweepy tail. She is the swiftest of wild beasts : the boar is the most 

 ferocious. His hair bristles on his neck like the rough plumes of 

 the warriors crest ; he distils his foam on the ground, and in rage 

 gnashes his white tusks, which are said to conceal a hidden fire, the 

 effects of which are seen in the singed coats of tlie dogs which he 

 attacks. 



