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mouth of the Nile ; but no sooner were they gone than their 

 place was taken by a swarm of dogs from the suburbs, and 

 the nuisance became so much worse than before, that the 

 banished dogs were recalled and very speedily put the 

 interlopers to flight. 



Under the head of the Canida come both the Jackal and 

 the Wolf, the former of which (Fig. 51), though he waits 



respectfully for the 

 tiger to finish his 

 meal, stands in no 

 such awe of the 

 vultures, with which 

 he will dispute the 

 remains of the 

 carcases, snapping 

 at them in defence 

 of his rights. It 

 is a very bold ani- 

 mal when pressed 

 by hunger, and will 

 not only follow the hunters and shamelessly take posses- 

 sion of their game, but will enter the streets of towns under 

 cover of the night, eat the offal, and visit the hen-roosts, 

 and even the larders, devouring everything it can find in the 

 way of provisions, whether it be carrion or only cooked 

 vegetables. It has also a taste for fruit, and a pack of two 

 hundred will sometimes pay an evening visit to a vine- 

 yard. 



The Prairie-wolf will also follow a hunting party, but 

 much more cautiously than the jackal, and so suspicious is 



Fig. 51. JACKALS. 



