WITH FLASH-LIGHT AND RIFLE 



Mountains. Forty carriers were needed to bring the 

 iron cage to the coast. The animal is still alive. 



I think I have proved conclusively that the striped 

 hyena is as numerous as the spotted species in certain 

 localities: along the Pangani River, near the Kiliman- 

 jaro, near the Meru mountain, Ngaptuk, Doenje-Erok; 

 near the Ndjiri swamps, in the Matiom Mountains, in 

 the Kibaya-Masai ; near the volcanoes Kitumbin, Gilei, 

 and Donje I'Eng-ai; by the natron lake, in Ukambani, 

 in the Pare Mountains, and in the reaches of the Umba 

 River. 



When caught in traps the striped hyena proves 

 less enraged and aggressive than its spotted cousin; it 

 tries to hide by pressing its head close to the ground. 



The jackal is found everywhere in the steppe, in day- 

 time as well as at night. 



Besides the beautifully and motley colored constant 

 companion of the hyena (Thos. Schmidti Noack), I 

 noticed in the mountainous districts another and larger 

 kind, the Cams holubi Lorenz. 



In the stillness of the night w^e often heard near our 

 camp the mournful voice of the jackal joined with the 

 howl of the hyena ; it could still be heard in the early 

 morning long after the hyena had retreated to its 

 hiding-place. The jackals are not only seen in com- 

 pany with the hyena, but they are sometimes also 

 associated with the lion and the leopard, who, when 

 these followers grow too familiar, or when other food 



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