44 HYENAS. 



about nine feet high ; but the dogs were afraid to 

 attack the wolf. 



A gentleman present, of his Majesty's 73rd 

 Regiment, had a number of terriers, which he sent 

 for: these worried and obliged it to scamper 

 round the enclosure, making the company caper 

 about in all directions to avoid it ; so that it was 

 difficult to say, which was most frightened. At 

 last the wolf made a spring at the wall, and fairly 

 leaped on the top of it and ran away, to the 

 gratification of most of the party, who were more 

 annoyed than pleased with the sport. 



Hyenas are common on all the south side of the 

 river Ganges ; I believe they are also to be met 

 with on the north, but I have never seen any 

 there. Their natural history is defective, inas- 

 much as they are described to be so fierce as not 

 to be tamed. 



A servant of Mr. William Hunter's, by name 

 Thomas Jones, who lived at Chittrah, had a full 

 grown hyena, which ran loose about his house like 

 a dog, and I have seen him play with it with as 

 much familiarity. They feed on small animals 

 and carrion, and I believe often come in for the 



