A WORD FOR THE JACKAL.
Colonel Barras, in "The New Shikari at our ludiau Stations," tells a good deal that is interesting about that us-ually-despised animal the jackal, and in particular gives it as his opinion, apparently upon good grounds, that he is a clean feeder — that is to say, that he Dnly condescends to garbage and carrion when driven by hunger to consume such things. Under favourable circumstances — as the natives know to their 3ost — the jackal consumes water-melons, mgar-cane, and other tender vegetable produce, adding more substantial aliment in the shape of such birds, hares, and 3ther ground game as he is able to surprise But in districts where there is no cultivation he eats the berries of the bher — a shrub somewhat like the gooseberry- bush, found in great quantities all aver the country — standing on his hind legs to reach and draw down branches laden with the tempting fruit,
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Bruce Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 1757, 11 June 1886, Page 6
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153A WORD FOR THE JACKAL. Bruce Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 1757, 11 June 1886, Page 6
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