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The Cape Hunting Dog 
Y ES, he is a dog, but he hunts in packs, 
as the wolves do. He is called the 
“Cape” hunting dog because he is 
found only in South Africa near the Cape 
of Good Hope. He is spotted like a hy-e-na, 
but he is no coward. He is fierce and 
wild, even when a captive. When a pack of 
these dogs attack a herd of cattle or sheep 
or antelopes, they do it so quickly that it is 
very difficult to stop them and drive them off. That is why the farmers 
find them almost as bad to deal with as animals that are not dogs at all. 
The Lalandes Dog 
S TRANGE to call him a dog, with 
those ears that are almost as long as 
a donkey’s. This sort of dog is still 
living in South Africa. He looks like a fox, 
though his legs are longer and his tail is 
shorter than those of a fox. These are 
bush dogs; that is, they live under or among 
small bushes. They go about in pairs, and 
though they may watch the hunter for 
hours, it is hard for him to get near them. Their brown and grey fur is 
like that of the fox, and is very thick. They are really wild dogs, though 
not fierce. 
The Roan An-te-lope 
O NCE upon a time an-te-lopes of this kind roamed all over Africa 
south of the Sahara Desert. This one probably stands almost five 
feet high. Is he not a noble-looking creature? He is a real red- 
roan in color, with the front and the sides 
of the face jet-black, and two long tufts of 
w T hite hair under the eyes. The muzzle and 
lower jaw are white. These animals range 
over open plains, never very far from 
water, and in small herds. Their horns are 
their weapons against dogs and other ani¬ 
mals which might attack them. There are 
no deer in Africa, but many an-te-lopes. 
