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hyena, after which a more careful examination was 

 made. 



There are two theories as to what really hap- 

 pened. One is that the hyena ate its way into the 

 inside of the elephant, then gorged itself so that 

 its stomach was distended to such proportions that 

 it couldn't get through the hole by which it had 

 entered the carcass. 



The Hyena Episode 



The other theory is that, after eating its way into 

 the elephant, it started to eat its way out by a differ- 

 ent route. When its head emerged the heavy 

 muscles of the elephant's side inclosed about its 

 neck like a vise, entrapping the hyena as effectively 

 as though it had its head in a steel trap. In the 

 animal's despairing efforts to escape it had kicked 

 one leg out through the thick walls of the elephant's 

 side. 



