AARD WOLF. 
conduct of the Hyena, by biting off every one of its paws. This statement, curious as it may 
seem, was corroborated by several experienced hunters. 
Although in former days the Hyena was supposed to be a wholly untamable animal, later 
experiments have, shown that it is nearly as tractable and affectionate as a dog when it has 
the benefit of similar treatment. It has been known to accompany its master as familiarly as 
any dog, and to recognize him with airs of joy after a lengthened absence. The potency which 
some persons exert over animal natures is most remarkable. It may be that such persons poui 
much love upon all things, and therefore upon the animals with which they come in contact, 
So love, creating love,— which is the highest gift of God, and the sum of His divine attributes, 
—calls forth in animals the highest attributes of their nature, and through this higher quality 
develops their intellectual capacities. 5 
CIVETS. 
It is generally the case with the greater divisions of animals that there exists certain 
intermediate forms of animal life, which seem to be rather higher than the one division, and 
lower than the other, being, in fact, transi- 
tional forms between the higher and the 
lower groups. Thus the Colugo, or Flying 
Lemur, is an intermediate form between 
the monkey and bats, and the Aabd W ole 
is intermediate between the hyenas and 
the Civets, belonging, however, more to 
the latter than the former group of ani- 
mals. It is much smaller than the hyenas, 
but larger than the Civets and genetts, 
and, indeed, lias indifferently been called 
a hyena, a jackal, or a Civet. 
The form of the Aard Wolf much 
resembles that of the hyena, the fore- 
quarters being powerful and well devel- 
oped, and the hinder quarters low and 
sloping. The general aspect of the creature 
is very similar to that of the hyena, for, in 
addition to the liyenine sloping back and 
weak hind legs, the fur is rough, coarse, 
and colored in a manner not unlike that 
of the striped hyena. The tail is very large 
in proportion to the size of the animal, and 
is thickly covered with long bushy hair, 
black at the extremity, and blackish-gray 
aard w olf. —P roteies cHstatm. on the other portions of that member. The 
back of the neck and the shoulders are 
furnished with a thick bristling mane, which it can erect when excited, and it then resembles a 
minature striped hyena. 
The claws of the fore-feet are sturdy, and firmly attached to the paws, so as to serve their 
proper use of digging. The Aard Wolf is an admirable excavator, and digs for itself a deep 
burrow, where it lies concealed during the day, buried in sleep at the bottom of its mine. 
From this habit of burrowing in the earth, the creature has derived its title of “ Aard or 
Earth Wolf.” 
A curious mode of domestic arrangement is carried out by these animals. Several indi- 
viduals seem to unite in forming a common habitation. Several deep burrows are dug, having 
their common termination in a small chamber, where three or four Aard Wolves take up their 
residence. Whether each animal digs and uses its own burrow, or whether the tunnels, as 
