even
the dog! I have seen all of them at it on the battle-field. Why not
the hyena?

A third species is very distinct from either of the two described--the
"spotted hyena" (_Hyena crocuta_). This is also sometimes called the
"laughing" hyena, from the peculiarity we have had occasion to speak of.
This species, in general colour, is not unlike the common kind, except
that, instead of stripes, his sides are covered with spots. He is
larger than the _Hyena vulgaris_, and in character resembles Bruce's, or
the Abyssinian hyena. He is a native of the southern half of Africa,
where he is known among the Dutch colonists as the "tiger-wolf;" while
the common hyena is by them simply called "wolf."

A fourth species is the "brown hyena" (_Hyena villosa_). The name
"brown" hyena is not a good one, as brown colour is by no means a
characteristic of this animal. _Hyena villosa_, or "hairy hyena," is
better, as the long, straight hair falling down his sides gives him a
peculiar aspect, and at once distinguishes him from any of the others.
He is equally as large and fierce as any, being of the size of a Saint
Bernard mastiff, but it is difficult to imagine how any one could
mistake him for either a striped or spotted hyena. His colour is dark
brown, or nearly black above, and dirty grey beneath. In fact, in
general colour and the arrangement of his hair, he is not unlike a
badger or wolverine.

And yet many naturalists describe this as being of the same species as
the common hyena--the learned De Blainville among the rest. The most
ignorant boor of South Africa--for he is a South African animal--knows
better than this. Their very appellation of "straand-wolf" points out
his different habits and haunts--for he is a seashore animal, and not
even found in such places as are the favourite resorts of the common
hyena.

There is still another "brown hyena," which differs altogether from this
one, and is an inhabitant of the Great Desert. He is shorter-haired and
of uniform brown colour, but like the rest in habits and general
character. No doubt, when the central parts of Africa have been
thoroughly explored, several species of hyena will be added to the list
of those already known.

The habits of the hyenas are not unlike those of the larger wolves.
They dwell in caves, of clefts of rocks. Some of them use the burrows
of other animals for their lair, which they can enlarge for themselves--
as they are provided with bur