. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. ix WA-KIKUYU 115 sepulclires—the liyfeiias. These animals l)elono- to the same group of Caniivora as the cats and civets, l)ut differ fiom these l)y theiv uiigaiidy shape and ugliness. The spotted hytttna {^Ily<en(t cronifc() is tlie species seen in East Afiica. This l)east, when fulhgrown, is nearly three feet in height and nearly six feet from the nose to the tip of. ^^rajf?* The spotted hyiuna, the livint; sepulchre of the dead Masai
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. ix WA-KIKUYU 115 sepulclires—the liyfeiias. These animals l)elono- to the same group of Caniivora as the cats and civets, l)ut differ fiom these l)y theiv uiigaiidy shape and ugliness. The spotted hytttna {^Ily<en(t cronifc() is tlie species seen in East Afiica. This l)east, when fulhgrown, is nearly three feet in height and nearly six feet from the nose to the tip of. ^^rajf?* The spotted hyiuna, the livint; sepulchre of the dead Masai and Wa-Kikiij'u. the taih The hypena has four toes on each foot, and as the claws are non-retractile its footprints are easily recognised by the marks of the nails, and by being larger than those of the hunting-dog. Its front legs are longer than the hind pair. It is difficult to tell the sex of a hypena on superficial examination. The voice of the hysena is extraordinary, on account of the variety I 2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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