The Striped Hyaena 



Generally the striped hyaena is solitary, prowling at 

 night in search of the carcases of animals killed by 

 Carnivora bolder than itself, or of those which have 

 succumbed to disease ; and it is reported that these 

 animals have no compunction in devouring the body 

 of another member of their own species, if it should 

 come in their way. A large proportion of their food is 

 formed by the skeletons of animals whose flesh has 

 been partially devoured by larger Carnivora, and the 

 bones subsequently picked nearly clean by vultures and 

 jackals. The gnawed ends of such bones are not un- 

 frequently left by the hyaenas at the entrances of their 

 dens, the situation of which is thus revealed to the 

 passer-by. Although seldom, if ever, killing healthy 

 wild animals, hyaenas not unfrequently take toll of 

 domesticated sheep, goats, and dogs. The sound of 

 the shrill, weird cry of this species, almost impossible 

 to describe in words, when once heard at night will not 

 readily be forgotten. 



THE WOLF 



{Cants lupus) 



Native Names. — Gurg^ Persian ; Gurk^ Baluchi ; 

 Kharma^ Brahui ; Ratnahan^ Kashmiri ; Chanco^ 

 Tibetan. 



(Plate ix, fig. 3) 



The European wolf, of which the Tibetan wolf and 

 the wolves of North America are local races, is so 

 well known that no detailed description is necessary. 

 It is one of the largest wild representatives of the dog 

 tribe, or Canida^ standing about 2 feet 4 inches at the 

 shoulder, and usually measuring from 3 feet 6 to 9 inches 

 from the muzzle to the root of the tail, the length of the 

 tail varying from 15 to 16, or if the hair at the tip be 

 included, some 3 inches more. The general colour 



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