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in the camp, and it looks as if the wild birds which perch 

 in the topmost branches are the attraction. He has 

 escaped several times by climbing up the wire netting, 

 but does not wander far from the camp, and is soon 

 recaptured. Another individual, which had been the pet 

 of a little girl, was exceedingly tame, following one 

 about like a dog, and was fond of being petted. 



Genus LYCAON. 



Closely resembling the Genus Canis, but differing in 

 the fact that both fore and hind feet possess only four 

 toes each. In addition the skull is more robust. 



Lycaon pictus Yenaticus. Cape Hunting Dog. Wilde 

 Hond. 



This creature is dog-like in general appearance, stand- 

 ing rather high on its legs. It is of a yellowish colour, 

 irregularly marked with dark brown, almost black 

 patches and blotches. Some examples also have white 

 markings diffused amongst the brown and yellow. The 

 ears are large and broad, and the tail is bushy with the 

 terminal half white. The Wild Dog, as it is commonly 

 called in South Africa, varies very much in coloration. 

 The Transvaal Museum contains a fine mounted pair 

 presented by Major Stevenson Hamilton, of the Sabi 

 Game Reserves, in one of which the black predominates, 

 and in the other the yellow. The length is about 24- feet. 

 Tail from 12 to 14 inches. 



The Hunting Dog is found all over South Africa, 

 ranging as far north as Somaliland. The Zoo has had 

 examples from Eustenburg, Pietersburg, Lydenburg, 

 Sabi, Piet Retief, and Zululand. It hunts in packs, 

 moving about the country in search of food, seldom 

 remaining long in one place. It has a sharp bark, 



