and seems ftirious j it is very eager after its prey, and will eat 

 rabbits or chickens raw, but will not touch dressed meat. From 

 its fierceness and agility it has greatly the advantage over 

 animals of superior size ; a. very fine French dog being put 

 to it, it at once seized it by the loins, and would have soon put 

 an end to its existence had not help been at hand. With the 

 utmost ease it can leap over the back of an ass, and was vei-y 

 near worrying one to death, having fastened on it so that the 

 creature was unable to disengage himself without assistance." 



A high degree of organization is observable among the din- 

 goes. They form into packs, and each pack takes an allotment 

 of country and keeps to it, never interfering with another. So 

 formidable were the ravages committed by these savages on the 

 flocks of sheep and lambs of the early colonists, that it was 

 found necessary to band together for mutual protection ; an 

 anangement, the policy of which will at once be seen, when, as 

 was proved at the time, twelve hundred sheep and lambs were 

 seized and devoured in the space of three months. 



The dingo's tenacity of life is extraordinary. Instances have 

 occurred where it has been overtaken and clubbed tiU it lay an 

 inanimate mass — as an observer might suppose mere amalga- 

 mated flesh and bone cased in dog-hide. Scarcely, however, 

 have its triumphant beaters turned their backs, when the 

 dingo, opening an eye at a time to see that the coast is clear, 

 gets up and limps home. Mr. Benuet, in his " Wanderings," 

 mentions the case of a dingo that, supposed to be dead, was 

 carried to a tent to undergo the process of flaying, and actu- 

 ally suflered the skin to be cut from one cheek before he 

 wriggled to his feet and scampered oS. 



IHE HUNTISfG DOe, OK "WILD HONDEN." 



This imimal, which would seem to be a connecting link be- 

 tween the dog and the hyaena, is a native of Southern Africa. 

 Its general colour is reddish or yellowish brown, marked at 

 intervals with large patches of black and white. The nose and 

 muzzle are black, and the central line of the head is marked 

 with a well-defined black stripe, which reaches to the back of 

 the head. The ears are extremely large, and covered with 

 short black hairs. Prom their inside edge arises a large tuft 

 of long white hair, which spreads over and nearly fills the 

 cavity of the ear. They hunt in packs, and when in pursuit 

 of game are very wolf-like in their behaviour, and for a wonder- 

 ftilly long period maintain a long-strided leisurely gallop. 



