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tail is thick and bushy, the terminal third being black. 

 Length about 2 feet, tail 1 foot. 



It inhabits the western portion of the sub-continent, 

 ranging as far east as Uitenhage, in the Cape Province. 

 It is nocturnal in habit, going about in pairs as a rule ; 

 it is a fairly omnivorous feeder, small rodents and insects 

 forming the bulk of its fare. In the Zoological Gardens 

 they live principally on bread and milk and raw meat. 

 They are especially fond of monkey-nuts (ground nuts), 

 which are given to them several times a week. They 

 become very tame in captivity. A. female possessed by 

 us for some years reared several litters of three, the period 

 of gestation being practically the same as that of the 

 Side-striped Jackal, namely sixty days. 



This little animal has a lovely thick fur, and its pelt 

 is much prized for furs and muffs. It is known to 

 the furriers and curio-dealers by its native name of 

 " Macloutsie." , 



The Zoo has had examples from the Northern Cape 

 Colony, and from the Kustenburg, Bank, Zeerust and 

 Pretoria districts in the Transvaal. 



Family HYAENID^E. 



Digitigrade animals of carnivorous habit, with the 

 fore quarters higher than the hind ones, the back sloping 

 downwards. 



Genus PROTELES. 



Fore feet with five and hind feet with only four toes, 

 The claws are not retractile, and the mode of walking 

 is digitigrade. The dentition is weak. The form is 

 hyaena-like. 



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