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THE SAVAGE WORLD 
domesticated the wild dog exhibits the most unconquerable aversion to dogs born 
in captivity. Their method of running down their prey may be illustrated by 
the example of wild dogs 
hunting the buffalo. 
The dogs pursued the 
buffalo as a pack, and 
whenever he charged 
discreetly withdrew. In 
order to save their own 
strength, while exhaust¬ 
ing that of the buffalo, 
the dogs would keep up 
their long, wolf-like run, 
and from time to time 
depute two of their num¬ 
ber to run ahead of the 
pack and increase the 
speed of the buffalo, and 
when these forerunners 
became exhausted they 
would drop back while 
others took their place. 
Finally the buffalo sank 
from exhaustion and the 
pack of dogs fell upon 
him and tore him to 
pieces. The wild dog 
of Australia, or dingo, 
frequently hunts the 
kangaroo in a similar 
manner. 
The Indian Dhole, 
or Kohlsun (Cyon dukhuensis ), is confined to a limited district of British India. 
It 1 ives in the jungle, is very shy, and but rarely seen. It hunts success¬ 
fully every animal 
but the elephant, the 
rhinoceros and the 
leopard — the last 
being secure be¬ 
cause the dhole can 
not climb. It is of 
a dark-m a h o g a n y 
color, about the size 
of a greyhound, 
gregarious, and 
harmless to man 
Unless attacked WILD dog ( Ichcyon venaticus ). 
The Buansuah, or Wild Dog of Nepaul (Cyon prinngemus , or primcevus) y 
resembles the Indian dhole, except for the fact that it bays as it chases its 
HYENA HOUNDS BAYING A LEOPARD. 
