The Striped Hyaena. 
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thieves, awed by the greater strength of their new mess- 
mate, retire to a distance ; and hence the fabulous story 
of their attendance on the lion, to provide for his food. 
— These animals are always seen in large flocks of forty 
or fifty ; and hunt, like hounds in full cry, from evening 
till morning. In the absence of other food they drag 
the dead out of their tombs, and feed greedily on putrid 
corpses; but, notwithstanding their natural ferocity, it 
is said that, when taken young, they may be easily 
tamed, and, like dogs, they love to be fondled, wag 
their tails, and show a considerable degree of attachment 
to their masters. They are common in many parts 
of the East : and as they act as scavengers, the people 
do not annoy them in their nocturnal visits. 
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THE STKIPED HYAENA. (Eycena Striata.) 
This animal was long supposed to be the most savage 
and untractable of all quadrupeds : but it is now found 
that he may be tamed. He is covered with long, coarse, 
and rough ash- coloured hair, marked with long black 
stripes, from the back downwards ; the tail is very 
hairy. His teeth and jaws are so constructed as to 
