.from an animal shewn some years ago in Lon- 
don, which was considerably larger and stronger 
than the Common or Striped Hvsena, though 
possessing the same nature and qualities. 
The Spotted Hyaena inhabits Guinea, yEthi- 
opia, and the Cape of Good Hope. It lives 
in holes in the earth, or clefts of rocks, and 
preys chiefly by night. It howls horribly; 
will attack mankind ; and even scrapes open 
graves, to devour the dead. Into sheep-folds 
it frequently breaks ; where, killing two or 
three sheep, it devours as much as it can, and 
then carries off another carcase for iu's future 
repast. It has such prodigious strength, that 
it has been known to seize a female Negro, 
fling her over it's back, holding her by one 
leg, and run away with her. 
BufFon, Pennant remarks, misled by Bos- 
man's name of this animal, makes it synony- 
mous with the common jackal. 
As the Spotted IlyaDua was unknown to 
the ancients, it is not loaded with the many 
fabulous qualities which have been ascribed to 
the Common Hyirna. 
