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BIG GAME WHICH ROOSEVELT HUNTED. 
early in the morning. The den of this beast was known to be not far off 
in some sandstone cliffs, and some natives went after it, entered the cave, 
killed the hyena, and returned the dog alive, with but little damage done 
to it. A hyena, though it does not appear to move very fast, goes over 
rough ground in a wonderful manner, and it takes a good long run to 
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overtake it on horseback, unless in most favorable ground. A stray hyena 
is now and then met with by a party of sportsmen, followed and speared; 
but sometimes not till after a run of three or four miles, if the ground is 
broken by ravines. It is a cowardly animal, and shows but little fight 
when brought to bay. The young are very tamable and show great signs 
of attachment to their owner, in spite of all that has been written about 
the untamable ferocity of the hyena. 
The striped hyena’s food is mainly carrion or carcasses killed by 
other animals; and in inhabited districts the animal is much dreaded on 
account of its grave-robbing propensities. Portions of such carcasses as 
