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THE STORY OF THE JACKAL. 



One of these would answer to its name, and was remarkable for the 

 cleanliness of its habits, being particularly averse to getting its feet wet by 

 rain, seeking during showers the shelter of the huts. As a rule, it never sat 

 down on its haunches after the manner of a dog, but would He at full length,, 

 with its nose resting between its fore-paws, and would generally select a 

 sunny spot, where it lay blinking in the sunlight. 



The black-backed jackal is a very distinct African species. The adults 



THE EUROPEAN JACKAL. 



of both sexes are brightly colored, the sides of the body being red, the limbs 

 and the upper part of the tail reddish yellow; while the back of the body 

 and the end of the tail are black. The individual hairs of the body are ringed 

 with black and white or red and white, so as to produce a speckled appear- 

 ance in the fur. The under parts of the body and the inner sides of the limbs 

 are nearly white, the ears and part of the face being yellowish brown. This 

 striking coloration occurs, however, only in the full-grown jackals, the fur 



