118 AARD WOLF. 
and peculiar markings of its fur, and in the mane of 
long stiff hair which runs along the neck and back: 
indeed, it is only to be distinguished by its more 
pointed head, and by the additional fifth toe of the 
fore feet. The fur is of a woolly texture on the sides 
and belly, but a mane of coarse, stiff hair, six or 
seven inches in length, passes along the nape of the 
neck and back, from the occiput to the origin of the 
tail, and is capable of being erected or bristled up 
like that of the hyzena, when the animal is irritated or 
provoked. The general colour of the fur is pale cinere- 
ous (ash-coloured), with a slight shade of yellowish- 
brown: the muzzle is black and almost naked, or co- 
vered only witha few long, stiff moustaches. Around 
the eyes, and on each side of the neck, are dark 
brown marks ; eight or ten bands of the same colour 
pass over the body in a transverse direction, exactly 
as in the common striped hyzena; and the arms and 
thighs are likewise marked with similar transverse 
stripes. The legs and feet are an uniform dark brown 
in front, and grey behind. The long hairs of the mane 
are grey, with two broad rings of black, the second 
of which occupies the point; those of the tail are 
similarly marked, and equally long and stiff; whence 
it appears as if the mane and tail were clouded with 
an alternate mixture of black and grey. The ears 
are grey on the interior, and dark brown on the outer 
surface. 
“ In its habits and manners the Aard-wolf resem- 
bles the fox: like that animal it is nocturnal, and 
