AFRICA. 359 
If It be an hysna that is prowling in the 
neighbourhood, the boldeft of the dogs pur- 
fues him to a certain dlftance, and feems not 
to be much afraid of him ; and an ox con- 
tinues lying without manifefting terror, un- 
lefs it be a young one, which for the firft time 
hears this dangerous animal. The cafe Is the 
fame with the horfe, which, with his foot tied 
to his halter, remains all night in the mea^ 
dows, and fhews no kind of fear. 
If it be jackals (a kind of foxes) that 
are ranging around, the dogs purfue them 
brifkly as far as poffible ; unlefs, happily for 
the latter, there be lions or hy^^nas in the 
neighbourhood ; for as foon as they perceive 
them, fear obliges them to return, and brings 
them foon back to their retreat. 
The Hottentots pretend that the jackal is 
a fpy to other ferocious animals, and that it 
comes to provoke and detain the dogs, in 
order that the lion or the hyaena, feizing that 
opportunity, may more eafily lay hold of their 
prey, which, as an acknowledgment for the 
fervice received, they fhare amicably with 
them. 
What I have feen confirms pretty ftrongly 
this aflertion, which, perhaps, may be a little 
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