All about animalsFacts, stories and anecdotes . the lionas a punishment for daring to in-terfere with its feast. The jackalis an expert thief, as the following_ _ storv will snow : A sentinel, on duty in thefortress at Agra, observed one of3H these creatures on the prowl. Hetook no notice of it at the time,but soon after was surprised tosee the intruder crawl off with aj|jt pair of little puppies in its an arch-way a bitch wasasleep with her litter, and thebold thief had cleverly taken two of her young ones from beside her withoutmaking anv noise. When very young the jackal may be
All about animalsFacts, stories and anecdotes . the lionas a punishment for daring to in-terfere with its feast. The jackalis an expert thief, as the following_ _ storv will snow : A sentinel, on duty in thefortress at Agra, observed one of3H these creatures on the prowl. Hetook no notice of it at the time,but soon after was surprised tosee the intruder crawl off with aj|jt pair of little puppies in its an arch-way a bitch wasasleep with her litter, and thebold thief had cleverly taken two of her young ones from beside her withoutmaking anv noise. When very young the jackal may be tamed like a dog, and, curiouslyenough, it loses the strong, offensive smell it has when wild. The nativeslook upon the jackal with contempt, on account of its sneaking habits. As faras human beings are concerned, the jackal is harmless, but among small live-stock they are terrible pests, being as cunning as bold, and, like the cat, pos-sessed of nine lives. They hunt in bands, and often come to a comradesrescue when it is pressed by an
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