. Animals in action; studies and stories of beasts, birds and reptiles; their habits, their homes and their peculiarities . med the ship of the desert, andwhich is certainly as good as a steam-engine for travellingwhere no rail can be laid, is indispensable on the desert high-way of traffic. His performances are simply marvellous. Theinaharri, the most highly prized breed of the camel, is of greatsize and remarkable speed. His daily march averages 120-160German miles for days at a stretch, but one of these animals hasbeen known to travel the distance from Tripoli to Rhadames,over four hundred
. Animals in action; studies and stories of beasts, birds and reptiles; their habits, their homes and their peculiarities . med the ship of the desert, andwhich is certainly as good as a steam-engine for travellingwhere no rail can be laid, is indispensable on the desert high-way of traffic. His performances are simply marvellous. Theinaharri, the most highly prized breed of the camel, is of greatsize and remarkable speed. His daily march averages 120-160German miles for days at a stretch, but one of these animals hasbeen known to travel the distance from Tripoli to Rhadames,over four hundred miles, in twenty-four hours. Sometimes,however, they break down and die on the way, and their bonesare scattered in great numbers over the surface of the sea ofsand. The experienced rider knows no fear, if well is provided with a flask of water, some food, and a pipe andtobacco for refreshment, and he also carries a carbine and atrusty sword for defence against a possible foe. The swaying,rocking trot of his animal takes Hassan or Abdullah quicklywherever his business may call him. The desert road is marked. The Ship of the Desert. BLACK-BACKED JACKAL AND GNUS. S3 here and there by small stones which one sees protruding fromthe sand. They have been placed there by well-meaning prede-cessors to refresh the desert riders memory of the true direc-tion of the road. Black-backed Jackal and Gnus. ON the east coast of Africa, in the territory stretchingfrom Nubia to the Cape, roams a relative of the fox, theblack-backed jackal. It resembles the fox very closely ;hut its legs are longer and the pupils of its eyes are oval. Thisparticular species of jackal derives its name from the sharply de-fined dark streak, broken with white spots, which runs down itsback. Like Master Reynard, it has all the qualities of a success-ful thief, for it is a skilled jumper; it can sneak, creep, and swimsilently and swiftly, and is cautious and resourceful to a the night it prowls
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