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joint feemed to be ill-made, and as it were crooked and half 

 bent. He has four toes, and a ftraight nail between each 

 of them, greatly refembling that of a dog, flrong and 

 black, but by no means calculated for tearing animals, and 

 as little for digging, by which occupation he is faid chief- 

 ly to get his food. 



He Hands ill upon his hind-legs, norcan his rneafure there 

 be marked with precifion. It is obfervable in all hyaenas, 

 that when they are firft diflodged from cover, or obliged to 

 run, they limp fo remarkably that it would appear the hind- ' 

 leg was broken, and this has often deceived me ; but, after 

 they have continued to run fome time, this affection goes 

 entirely away, and they move very fwiftly. To what this 

 is owing it is impoflible for me to fay. I expected to have 

 found fomething likely to be the origin of it in the dirTec- 

 tion of this animal given by M. de BufFoiv but no fucb 

 thing appears, and, I fear it is in vain to look for it elfe- 

 where. 



I apprehend- from the fole of his hind-foot to the join- 

 ing of the thigh at his belly, was nearer two feet feven in- 

 ches than any other meafure. The belly is covered with 

 hair very little fofter and fnorter than that of his back. It 

 grows lhorter as it approaches his hind-legs. His colour is 

 of a yellowiih brown, the head and ears the lighter! part 

 of him. The legs are marked thick with black bands which 

 begin at the lower hinder joint, then continue very dark in 

 colour till the top of the thigh., where they turn broad and 

 circular, reaching acrofs the whole fide. Over the fhoul- 

 der are two femicircular bands likewife, then come very fre- 

 quent bands down the outride of the fore-leg in the lame 



manner 



