JACKAL. 
Buffon observes, that the Jackal species 
seems to be destined to supply that of the 
Wolf ; which is wanting, or at least is ex- 
tremely rare, in all warm countries. He 
considers them, among quadrupeds, as the 
Ravens among birds ; and thir^ks that, from 
their praclice of preying on filth, and digging- 
dead bodies out of the graves, with a taste and 
manners similar to the Hyaena, these animals, 
though very different from each other, have 
often been confounded. He concludes with 
remarking, that *' the Hyaena is a solitary, 
silent, savage animal ; which, though much 
stronger than the Jackal, is less troublesome, 
and contents itself with devouring the dead, 
without disturbing the living. But all travel- 
lers complain of the cries, the robberies, and 
the gluttony, of the Jackal : which unites the 
impudence of the Dog, with the dastardliness 
of the Wolf ; and, participating of the nature 
of each, seems to be an odious creature, com- 
posed of all the bad qualities of both." 
