. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. Till-: JACKAL. 321 A Dm-,, wliirli \vas tor s(mi.' at the Zooluoical Canlons was accustijnied to Ml on Its tail and l)ay tlic moon after the niannei- of dogs, making night hideous with its nionotonc. Moreover, its voiee was not sih'uml liy tlie genial liglit of dav Init in>.' contimially in dolesoine idulation, as if in perpetnal lament for its eaptive lot. "' In Its native land it is a very .'rafty ainmal, rivalling the eunning fox in its ready wit wlirn
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. Till-: JACKAL. 321 A Dm-,, wliirli \vas tor s(mi.' at the Zooluoical Canlons was accustijnied to Ml on Its tail and l)ay tlic moon after the niannei- of dogs, making night hideous with its nionotonc. Moreover, its voiee was not sih'uml liy tlie genial liglit of dav Init in>.' contimially in dolesoine idulation, as if in perpetnal lament for its eaptive lot. "' In Its native land it is a very .'rafty ainmal, rivalling the eunning fox in its ready wit wlirn It le(!is itsell endangered, and oftentimes outwitting even the intellectual power of its iiunian foes. A litter of Dingo cuhs was once discovered in a rocky crevice near the \ils riams, hut as the mother was not with them the discoveivr marked the locality nil.'Hding to return in a short time and to destroy the whole famiiv at one fell swoop After leaving tlie for such a length of time as iie judged sutlicient for the return of tiie mother, liecame hack to the den, and to hisgivat disconiHture found it to he deserted, had luoljahly seen the intnidei', and had carried olf her voung family Till' maternal Diiiy-o iiit'i :to a place oi salety as soon as she lound the .'oast clear. It is possihle that she rnhdit nl Virtually have witnessed the hasty visit which this unwelcome guest liad paid to her ,iinly , hut on her return to her little ones had perceived liy her sense of smell le late advent ot a strange JAt It is gviieially toiiihl that any large group of animals in one countrv will he represented "I luiuliier hy creatures of similar cliaract,>r, and not verv dissimilar form. In ."â cnnianceNyith tins gnu'ial rule, we tind that the part which the dingo jdavs in Australia i^ taken up ill Asia Africa hy several annuals belonging to the canine race, of which the most reniarkahle are the Jackals and certain wolves. From the fo
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