232 NATIVE DOGS. 



animals breed in the holes of rocks ; a litter 

 was found near Yas Plains, which the discoverer 

 failed to destroy, thinking to return and catch 

 the mother also, and thus destroy the whole 

 family; but the "old lady" must have been 

 watching him, for on his returning a short time 

 after, he found all the little dingos had been 

 carried away, and he was never able, although 

 diligent search was made in the vicinity, to 

 discover their place of removal. The cunning 

 displayed by these animals, and the agony they 

 can endure, without evincing the usual effects of 

 pain, would seem almost incredible, had it not 

 been related by those on whose testimony every 

 dependence can be placed. The following are a 

 few among a number of extraordinary instances. 

 One had been beaten so severely that it was 

 supposed all the bones were broken, and it was 

 left for dead. After the person had walked some 

 distance, upon accidentally looking back, his 

 surprise was much excited by seeing " master 

 dingo" rise, shake himself, and march into the 

 bush, evading all pursuit. — One, supposed dead, 

 was brought into a hut, for the purpose of under- 

 going " decortication;" at the commencement 

 of the skinning process upon the face, the only 

 perceptible movement was a slight quivering of 

 the lips, which was regarded at the time as 



