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devour the fruits of their labours, and leave them only 

 the remains of the fpoil; from whence the Jackal has 

 been vulgarly called the Lion's Provider, as if thofe two 

 animals acted in concert, and had formed a plan for 

 their mutual fupport. 



The Jackal frequently purfues the Gazelle and is fo 

 bold, as to follow it even into the midft of a town or 

 village, whither that timid animal frequently flies for 

 protection, and by that means fometimes efcapes. 



Span-man's defcription of thofe he faw at the Cape 

 differs materially from the accounts w r e have been able 

 to collect from other authors. He fays they are about 

 three feet in length, and their tails little more than a 

 foot long : The predominant colour is a reddifh-yellow ; 

 the legs are of a pale gold colour ; under the belly, and 

 on the infide of the legs, the colour inclines to white; 

 the nofe and ears are of a bright red ; the head, neck, 

 and back, are grey •, the tail is partly grey, and partly of 

 an umber colour, and black at the tip. He fays it re- 

 fembles the European Fox in form, manners, and difpofi- 

 tion ; and is not known to aflemble in packs for the pur- 

 pofe of hunting ; neither is its voracity equal to that 



afcribed to it by other naturalifts.- It is probable it 



may have been confounded with the Wild Dog, which is 

 common at the Cape, and hunts its prey in packs. It is 

 very fierce and mifchievous, and very deftructive to the 

 flocks of Sheep and Goats in thofe parts. — There are two 

 kinds of thefe Dogs, — the one large, and of a reddifh co- 

 lour-, the other lefs, and browner. They are very bold, 

 and wander about night and day in fearch of prey. 

 They make a noife fomewhat like the cry of our common 

 Hounds, and hunt with great fagacity, a£Hng perfectly 

 in concert with each other, till the game falls a prey t# 



