64 THE JACKALL. 



They are very daring and will carry away fowls, 

 even from within your tent. When one of our 

 horses was drowned at Phineka, the Urook dogs 

 and jackalls soon discovered the carcass, and came 

 in troops to feed upon it. The former were too 

 fierce and strong for the latter, so that the jackalls 

 were obliged to have recourse to stratagem in 

 order to obtain a share. A part of their troop 

 would raise their cry on the hill side, at some dis- 

 tance from the dead horse ; thereupon the dogs 

 would leave the carcass and make a fierce rush to 

 drive away their rivals. The diversion thus creat- 

 ed, enabled the main body of the jackalls to rush 

 silently to the carrion, and carry off a share 

 before their enemies had discovered the feint. 



Deer are said to be numerous, but we did not 

 see any. Wild boars are abundant ; and every- 

 where in the oak woods the workings of their 

 snouts are seen. They are hunted by the Turks 

 for sport, and for food to furnish their dogs. Hares 

 are not uncommon : the species is the common 

 European hare (Lepus timidus). The porcupine 

 is common, though not often seen. His quills, 

 however, are frequently seen strewing the ground. 

 The natives speak of a flat-backed quadruped called 

 koondoos, which lives in rivers. This is probably 



