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and other wild beafts keep at a greater diflance from the 

 habitations of mankind. — It is a fact, however, that num- 

 bers of them attend almoft every night about the fiiam- 

 bles at the Cape, where they meet with bones, Ikin, and 

 other offals, which are left there by the inhabitants, who 

 fuffer thefe animals to come unmolefted, and carry off 

 their refufe; and it is fomewhat remarkable, that they 

 have feldom been known to do any mifchief there, 

 though fed in the very heart of the town 



The bowlings of the Hyena are dreadful beyond all 

 conception, and fpread a general alarm : They are al- 

 moft inceffant, and leem to be the natural confequence 

 of its craving appetite. Perhaps it may not be going too 

 far to fay, that Nature has kindly imprefled this involun- 

 tary difpofition to yelling upon this animal, that every 

 living creature might be upon its guard, and fecure itfelf 

 from the attacks of fo cruel an enemy. 



The general colour is a reddifh-brown, marked with 

 diftincT: round black fpots, the hind legs with tranfverfe 

 black bars ; its head is large and flat ; above each eye, as 

 well as on the lips, it has long whifkers ; a fliort black 

 mane runs along the top of the back ; its ears are mort, 

 and a little pointed 5 its face and the upper part of its 

 head are black. 



