202 



THE LARGE-EARED CAPE DOG. 



OTOCYOy M FAi AlOTIS. 



Vania megalot'it, Pciim«rr«t, M«mm«ln',r''", Suppl.-mrnt, p. SfW (1R22) ; 



A. Smith, Siuth-Afruan Uunrtcrly Jouninl, vol. ii. p. 'JO 



(IK;J5). 

 Vanu lalantiii, Diiimoulin., Diet. ('Ia»t. <rHi«t. N«t. vol. ir. p. IH ( 1823). 

 Mrgalol%B Mandn, (Jrny, (Irirtitli'ii .\ii. Kinjt. vol. it. p. 'M'l, id. PrtM-. Zool. 



.S«ir. 1H«W, p. Zti'A; i<l.('al. Caruivorou* Mnnimalin, p. 211. 

 Olocyon caffrr, Lirlitcnstdn, Archiv f. NaturRrwh. iv. JahrKanK, IM. i. 



p 2'J(> (1K.'JH) ; J. A \V««fiicr, Supplc-mcnt to Sclirvbcr'i 



Siiiiirthicrf, .\litli. ii. p. H(il. 

 Agriodut amrUut, llaiiiiltoii .^mitb, Janliiic'a Natur»li*t'i Library, vol. x. 



p 2(il>, pUtc 23 (1H40). 



This niiiinal is hy far llu- most 8l>erranl of all tlic C/tm'J/r, not only as 

 roj^anls tlir iiunilKT of its l<'flh, but also as rcgnnU tin-in rt-lative pro- 

 |Kirtions ; and, indeed, the lateral osix-ct of the skull is very difTtrent 

 from that uf all the other Canida. 



It i-onies from South Africa, that highly interesting region which has 

 afl'ordrd so many exceptional forms of Inilh animal and vegetal life. 

 It was discovered then* hy .M. de Lalande, who first sent its relics to 

 Kuro|H' from the Cajx- of Good nojje. 



We have not been able to ascertain any facts concerning its habits 

 or life-history, except that it has lived in our Zoological Gardens, where 

 it was shy yet gentle, was fed on raw meat, and slept during a great 

 part of the day. 



It is alKiut the size of a large fox, but stands somewhat higher on 

 the legs, and has a shorter but equally bushy tail. Its cars are very 

 large, reminding us of those of CmiiH zrrda, only that they arc relatively 

 broader. 



