THE SIDE-STRIPED. JACKAL 
white. The sides of the body are bright rufous. 
This does not blend with the grey-black of the back, 
but is separated by a blackline. The head is rufous, 
tail long and bushy, the hairs of which are yellowish 
at the base, with black tips, which is more pro- 
nounced near the end of the tail, making it appear 
black. 
THE SIDE-STRIPED JACKAL 
(Canis adustus) 
Tue Side-striped Jackal is unknown in the Cape 
Province. It is found in Zululand and the Trans- 
vaal, and extends northwards through Rhodesia to 
Central Africa. 
I have, so far, not observed this jackal in the wild 
condition, but it is stated to hunt in packs, except 
when persecuted by man, when it takes to dense 
cover, and separates in pairs or roams about singly. 
Occasionally a mother and her half-grown cubs 
are seen. 
These jackals prey on any kind of animal they 
are able to overpower, and also on any form of 
carrion, and even insects. They are stated to be 
partial to the fruit of the oil-palm. Like its 
cousin the Black-backed Jackal, this species is 
easily tamed, and will breed freely with domestic 
dogs. 
The following careful description by W. L. Sclater, 
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