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His teeth were worn to stumps in front, but the 

 canines and molars were well developed. On being 

 given a piece of roast mutton he first smelt it, 

 and then fell to greedily, tearing off pieces with 

 the side of his mouth and swallowing them without 

 mastication. The bone he kept crunching at and 

 gnawing for hours ; this explained the worn state 

 of his front teeth. He emitted a strong foxy 

 odour, so that at first even the dogs avoided him, 

 but he appeared to take at once to a large Brinjaree 

 dog of mine, that much resembled a wolf in 

 appearance. When taken into the tent, he showed 

 a great dread of the light, and no persuasion or 

 threats would get him near it. He at once made 

 for a corner, or under the camp stretcher, and 

 coiled himself up. But he was not allowed to 

 stay in the tent as it was found that his hair 

 swarmed with large ticks, and the smell from his 

 body was overpowering. He was therefore given 

 a truss of straw and chained near to the dogs, 

 and a watchman was told off to look after him, 

 Next morning we were able to examine our 

 strange captive more closely. He was apparently 

 about ten years old. With difficulty we got him 

 to stand upright. He measured four feet one inch 

 in height. His knees, toes, elbows, and the lower 

 part of his palms were hard, and covered with a 

 horny skin, showing that he habitually crawled on 

 knees and elbows. He would occasionally get on 

 to his feet, run a few paces, and then fall on to his 

 palms and hurry along much as one sees a monkey 

 do. When moving he was usually on his elbows 



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