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strong excitement. This animal (see Fig. 1382) is the same that is 

 popularly designated "the laughing hyena," on account of the mani- 

 acal, hysterical laugh to which it is subject, accompanied with the 

 most grotesque motions and movements of body and limbs. 



The Dingo, or Warragal, of Australia (Fig. 1383), has for 

 years been an object of great interest on the part of naturalists. In 

 its native country it is so prolific that it is a pest of the worst char- 



Fig. 1383. — Spotted Hyena, or Tiger-wolf. 



acter. The color of this animal is a reddish brown, with a sprink- 

 ling of black over the back and ribs. The muzzle is sharp like that 

 of a dog. The dingoes ravage the country in large packs, like wolves. 

 The dingo is in reality a wild dog. It is remarkably intelligent. 

 A litter of dingo cubs was once discovered in a rocky crevice, but as 

 the mother was not with them the discoverer marked the locality, 

 intending to return in a short tune and destroy the whole family at 

 one swoop. After leaving the spot long enough for the mother to re- 

 turn, he came back to the den and found, it deserted, the mother hav- 

 ing observed! the intruder and seized the opportunity of his tempo- 

 rary absence to remove her young. 



