THE LIFE OF MAMMALS 
whose ancestors it was probably introduced thousands of years 
ago; the long-bodied, short-legged, primitive bush dog of 
Guiana; the still more primitive and fenneclike Lalande’s 
dog, or “bakoor jackal” ** (Otocyon) of the South 
African deserts; and the African and East Indian 
hunting dogs. The hunting dog or hyena dog of Africa differs 
from the type in having only four toes on any foot and by its 
dental formula, — p. ¢, m. #; and it so resembles a hyena in 
general appear- 
ance that at first 
it was classified 
in that family. 
It ranges the 
country in swift- 
footed packs 
dreaded by every 
creature both of 
the forest and the 
veldt, and every 
Copyright, N. Y. ZudL. Soviety. Sanbern, Phot. writer adds to 
AFRICAN HYENA OR HUNTING Doc. 
Hyena Dog. 
their evil reputa- 
tion for both strategy and ferocity. Selous relates that he has 
seen a herd of buffaloes put to flight by them; and the negroes 
say the lion himself fears these brutes. H. A. Bryden thus 
describes their method of attack: — 
“A pack of European hounds press their game steadily until it is run 
to a standstill, and overwhelm it in a body. But the ‘wild honde’ hunts 
quite differently. Each of the fleetest hounds in turn, or as it gets a chance, 
races up to the game and tears with its teeth at some portion of the hinder 
parts; the flanks and under parts and the hock tendons are favorite places. 
By this method the unfortunate antelope is finally overcome. As its paces 
become shorter and more feeble, the attacks grow fiercer and more deadly, 
and finally, maimed, hamstrung, and partially disemboweled, the quarry 
is pulled down and devoured.” 
This animal has been such a nuisance to both settlers and sportsmen 
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