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BIG GAME SHOOTING 



When quite young they are warm grey in colour, 

 the fur thick and woolly, and the spots very faintly 

 defined. 



Other carnivora are to be found in Africa, such 

 as the caracal or African lynx (Rooi-kat of the Boers), 

 the serval and other small cats, as well as the Cape 

 hunting dog (Lycaon pictus\ the various jackals, the 

 hyaenas, the Aaardwolf, a hyaena -like animal, the 

 Abyssinian wolf, a beast almost as closely approach- 

 ing the foxes as the wolves, and other creatures. 

 These, however, can scarcely be classed as big game, 

 in the sportsman's acceptance of the phrase ; and, 

 the writer's space being limited, they are accordingly 

 passed by in favour of worthier objects of the hunter's 

 rifle. 



