78 NATURALIST'S CABINET. 



I low conveyed to islands. The Jackal. 



would not cease till she had done her enemy 

 some material injury, or was herself killed by 

 him. 



" Though now found in such numbers in this 

 island, they were probably conveyed thither from 

 the continent, on the drift ice; and being after- 

 wards nourished by the great quantities of animal 

 substances thrown up by the sea, they became 

 thus enormously multiplied." 



These animals are killed for the sake of their 

 skins; the fur of which is extremely light and 

 smooth. The Greenlanders also eat the flesh, 

 which they prefer to that of the hare; and split 

 the tendons, which they use instead of thread. 



THE JACKAL. 



THE body of this animal is about thirty inches 

 in length, and has a great resemblance to that of 

 the fox; but the head is shorter, the nose blunter, 

 and the legs longer. The tail is thickest in the 

 middle, tapering to a point, and tipped with black. 

 The hair is long and coarse, and the colour a 

 dirty tawny, yellowish on the belly. 



In their manners these animals seem nearly 

 allied to the dog. When taken young, they soon 

 become domestic, attach themselves to mankind, 

 and distinguish their masters from other persons. 

 They love to be fondled, and when called by 

 name, will leap" op a chair or table. They eat 



