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all ochraceous, excepting some white on the breast, 

 a spot on the neck, a second on the shoulders, a 

 third on the loins, and a fourth at the crupper, all 

 bound in a black edging ; similar black wavy streaks 

 on the shoulders, on the flanks, hams, joints, and 

 middle of the tail, the end being white. The whole 

 muzzle and cheeks black, the colour passing up- 

 wards between the eyes to the nape, and downwards 

 on the throat, and a small white spot under each 

 nostril on the front of the upper lip. Such were 

 the markings of this individual : but that of M. de 

 Lalande was distinguished by a considerable increase 

 of the black spots, these extending in broad surfaces 

 over the abdomen, and even on the toes. 



The specimen was fastened to a long chain at- 

 tached to a post. It ran with great lightness back- 

 wards and forwards, came boldly towards spectators, 

 with the whimpering voice before noticed. His 

 keeper never could venture within the gripe of the 

 animal ; and a dog given to it as a companion could 

 indeed play with it, but as the chain only extended 

 so far that they could meet, one step backwards 

 placed it out of danger. It was a male. 



According to Mr. Burchel, these Lycaontes hunt 

 in packs both by day and night, committing at times 

 considerable depredations on sheep, but attacking 

 cattle only by surprise, and then invariably biting 

 off their tails. Repeated attempts have been made 

 by the Cape colonists to tame the young whelps 

 occasionally taken or found abandoned, but always 

 without success, their ferocity increasing with 



