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gazelle, or whatever other beast it may be, find- 

 ing itself pursued, makes off towards the houses 

 and the towns ; hoping, by that means, to deter 

 its pursuers from following : but hunger gives 

 the jackall the same degree of boldness that fear 

 gives the gazelle, and it pursues even to the 

 verge of the city, and often along the streets. 

 The gazelle, however, by this means most fre- 

 quently escapes ; for the inhabitants sallying out, 

 often disturb the jackall in the chase j and as it 

 hunts by the scent, when once driven off, it 

 never recovers it again. In this manner, we see 

 how experience prompts the gazelle, which is 

 naturally a very timid animal, and particularly 

 fearful of man, to take refuge near him, consider- 

 ing him as the least dangerous enemy, and often 

 escaping by his assistance. 



But man is not the only intruder upon the 

 jackall's industry and pursuits. The lion, the 

 tiger, and the panther, whose appetites are supe- 

 rior to their swiftness, attend to its call, and fol- 

 low in silence at some distance behind.* The 

 jackall pursues the whole night with unceasing 

 assiduity, keeping up the cry, and with great 

 perseverance at last tires down its prey ; but just 

 at the moment it supposes itself going to share 

 the fruits of its labour, the lion or the leopard 

 comes in, satiates himself upon the spoil, and his 

 poor provider must be content with the bare car- 

 cass he leaves behind. It is not to be wondered 

 at, therefore, if the jackall be voracious, since it 



* Liana:i System^ p. 60. 



