STRIPED HY^NA 



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other parts of South Africa in search of the carcases of porpoises or 

 whales or such other carrion as might be thrown up by the waves. In 

 a work written for sportsmen there is nothing demanding special notice 

 in the habits of this species, which are generally similar to those of its 

 relatives. 



THE STRIPED HYAENA 



{HycEua striata) 



Liddej; Somali 



(Plate xv, fig. 6) 



The striped hyaena is readily distinguished from the brown species 

 by the presence of an upright crest or mane of long hair on the neck 

 and back, the shorter coat, and the distinct narrow transverse tawny 



Fig. 94. — Mead of a Striped Hyrena from North -Somaliland, photographed by 

 Lord Delamere. 



or blackish striping, on a dirty grey ground-colour, of the whole body 

 and limbs. 



The striped hyaena is one of several species of Carnivora common 

 to Africa and Asia ; its range extending from India through Asia 



