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was butted off two or three times. Finally, he seized a suitable oppor- 
tunity to grasp the goat in the rear. We here have, I consider, a some- 
what typical example of the repulsive methods of attack adopted by 
these loathsome quadrupeds in taking the lives of their victims, 
There may also be signs of the kijl having been dragged 
(Condition IL); but on a close inspection of the spoor, it will be 
found that, as a rule, only the limbs have been allowed to trail, for a 
hyzena by nature prefers to lift the “kill.” He usually fulfils Condi- 
tion III, with the fixed idea, however, of conveying the carcase to his 
lair. Dr. Jerdon relates a story of a small dog being carried away 
to a hyzna’s lair, which was subsequently recovered alive, and but 
little injured. 
The stomach is frequently ruptured, thus departing from Condition 
VII, and so on. It is interesting to note, that if, on gomg up toa 
“kill”, tied up over night, we find no carcase, and the rope so 
cleanly cut as to almost indicate the use of a knife, then it would noé 
be correct, without further evidence, to jump to the apparently obvious 
conclusion that your shzkari or his friends are responsible. Unless the 
contrary is proved, this is the work of a hyena and should be 
forthwith treated as such. A panther will never, to my knowledge, 
use his teeth on a rope; indeed he is inclined to distrust a “ tie,” whose 
rope is too palpably visible—an important fact, which no sportsman 
should ever overlook in ‘“‘ tying up.” 
(b) Wild Dogs.—In the case of wild dogs, my experience is 
restricted to an isolated case, so that I can lay no claim to speak at all 
authoritatively about them. On one occasion, in Surat Dangs, I 
happened to disturb a small pack ona carcase recently bagged by 
them. Signs of teeth marks were plentiful in all directions, and the 
ears were torn. 
The fact that these animals hunt in packs and consume their prey 
on the spot with great expedition, must alone make the chance of 
studying their “kills” rare. Sterndale in his Indian Mammalia 
says:—“ The evidence produced tends to confirm the opinion that 
the wild dog endeavours to seize the quarry by the flanks (cf. Condition 
I), and tear out the entrails (¢/ Condition VII). Shakespear in “ The 
Wild Sports of India” gives an account of a sow killed by wild dogs. 
“Just as I came to it Isaw some eight wild dogs, who had that 
