. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE DOG FAMILY—DOG. 201 backs. This was the place where the wild Dogs attack the Tortoises, which here make nightly jour- neys to the downs and back to the sea. The Dogs come in packs of twenty or thirty, seize the Turtle at all available parts of its body, and, snapping at. INDIAN WILD DOG, OR EOLSUN. An exceedingly skillful hunter, keen of eye and fleet of foot is the Indian Wild Dog, or Kolsun, which bears a strong likeness to some domesticated hunting Dogs. The animal in the picture is shown with ears erect, and eyes watching f
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE DOG FAMILY—DOG. 201 backs. This was the place where the wild Dogs attack the Tortoises, which here make nightly jour- neys to the downs and back to the sea. The Dogs come in packs of twenty or thirty, seize the Turtle at all available parts of its body, and, snapping at. INDIAN WILD DOG, OR EOLSUN. An exceedingly skillful hunter, keen of eye and fleet of foot is the Indian Wild Dog, or Kolsun, which bears a strong likeness to some domesticated hunting Dogs. The animal in the picture is shown with ears erect, and eyes watching for game. The strong though not bulky form, the bushy \ail, and the fur, light below and dark above, are faithfully illustrated. {Canis dukhunensis.) the feet and the head, succeed in turning the animal over by their joint efforts, in spite of its huge size. Then they begin to gnaw, tear up the under shields and proceed to make a bloody meal of the intestines, meat and eggs. Many Tortoises escape these attacks and reach the sea, s o m e - times dragging the tug- ging Dogs along with them. But even when the Dogs have secured a Turtle for their prey, they are not always per- mitted to quietly devour it. On some nights it happens that the lord of the wilderness, the Royal Tiger, leaves the forest, stops for a mo- ment and overlooks the beach with glistening eyes, and then, softly slinking up toward the Dogs, suddenly jumps among the pack with a low growl. They scat- ter to all sides and hurry to the wood in a mad flight, uttering an agi- tated sound that more resembles whistling than growling. By this account it is nized from a distance by the wanderer in the wilder- ness from the birds of prey which soar, high above. THE DOG. "The world exists through the intellect of the ; This saying occurs in the Vendidad (Book of Laws), the most ancient and genuine part of the Zendavesta, one of the old- est books of mankind. Great Merits No animal of of the the globe is ^09- m
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