132 ANIMAL LIFE IN AFRICA 



and have never noticed more than a single one in the 

 same spot. In the eastern Transvaal they appear to be 

 born through the wet season. These hares seldom live 

 long in captivity. 



The ROCK HARE is a larger animal than the above, 

 but is smaller than the English species. Its colour above 

 is similar to that of the Cape Hare, but it lacks the rufous 

 tinge of that animal on the under parts, which are yellowish 

 white. The ears are very long, and have black margins 

 to the tips. There is a reddish patch at the back of the 

 neck. The tail is similar to that of the last kind. This 

 hare is found in hilly country southwards from the 

 Zambezi. 



The RED HARE has only recently acquired the dignity 

 of a separate genus. The upper parts are speckled 

 black and brown, and the underneath portions are rufous 

 white. The limbs are rather shorter than those of the 

 last genus, and the tail is rufous both above and below. 

 The red hare is fond of elevated and hilly country, and 

 is distributed through most of the Ethiopian region in 

 several sub-species. 



THE GREY-FOOTED SQUIRREL. This is the commonest 

 squirrel in the north-east of the Transvaal. In colour 

 its coat is pepper and salt, with a yellowish tinge ; it 

 has a long and rather bushy tail, and its limbs are lighter 

 in colour than the body. 



It is rather a confidential little animal, spending a 

 great deal of its time on the ground when feeding, but 

 it always makes at once for the nearest tree when alarmed, 

 moving at a good pace, its tail carried high. If you are 

 sitting in the bush or under a big tree, it will not be long 

 before one or two of these little animals comes to 

 investigate the strange apparition at close quarters, but 

 it is necessary to remain quite still, the first movement 



