| 单词 | hyaena |
| 例句 | While they're busy hunting legitimate developers down for their pound of flesh, they're letting these hyaenas strive on the savannah unopposed. Apple’s App Store is hosting multi-million dollar scams, says this iOS developer 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z The hare then skinned the lion, and taking the skin he went his way till he came to a cave where thirty hyaenas were holding a dance. Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z Frank could hear, high over the loud hum of insect life, the distant yelp of the jackal, the gibber of the striped hyaena, and the unearthly yell of the jungle cat. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z Jan Bloem at last, however, drank from a poisoned fountain in the Bechuana country and died like a hyaena as he deserved. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z And I was obliged to keep trotting backwards and forwards like a hyaena in a cage to prevent myself nodding; not that I should have minded that, if I’d only had someone to talk to.” The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z There was a deep, death-like stillness over all the place, broken only now and then by the eldritch laugh of some prowling hyaena. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Then was the hyaena very angry, and rushed after the hare and caught him. Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z “Gratitude,” I replied, smiling, “does not occupy a very large corner in a hyaena’s heart, Frank.” Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z In a few hours their task would be finished and only Karel Van Zyl’s bones would remain for the jackals and hyaenas. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The large striped hyaena is called “wolf” in South Afrioa, just as the panther is always referred to as “tiger.” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z At night, too, when the vultures have gone to roost on the scorched and blackened branches of the burned forest, wild dogs and hyaenas will come in crowds to the awful feast. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z So the hyaena put his nose in the water to smell if the rhino was there, and he was seized by the crocodiles and dragged into the river and eaten. Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z From far there sounded the wild bellow of an ox, followed presently by the complaining, wailing cry of a jackal and the devilish laugh of a hyaena. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z “It’s not leopard, it’s not hyaena; what on earth is it, Cupido?” From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Aggression decreases as play emerges in infant spotted hyaenas: preparation for joining the clan. So you think you know why animals play... 2011-05-17T16:15:00.220Z Many animals were there, for it was where several other buffaloes had been shot down, whose carcases, now mangled, were surrounded by jackals, hyaenas, and vultures. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z So the hyaena let go and said to him, "I will follow you and see; but if you have deceived me I will kill you." Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z Three times the light from your lantern fell upon me, and twice a hyaena came and stared at me. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z Female chastity is much valued, but women have no rights, inherit nothing, and are classed with the hyaena, the most despised animal throughout Abyssinia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" It was probably a hyaena or wild dog—both timid of mankind in the open, but anything is formidable when cornered. Harley Greenoak's Charge Gigantic bats are flitting to and fro, uttering their strident squeaks, and the forest depths begin to resound with the howling of hyaenas, and the shrill baying of hunting jackals. Haviland's Chum The hyaena is harmless, and so only a subject for derision. Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z It in a kind of mongrel hyaena—Lupiswana, the natives call it. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising It is only a hyaena, and the hungry fellow has scented a prey. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa She left the body to the vultures and jackals and hyaenas. Tales of South Africa Their approach unperceived, these timely rescuers simply rake the closely packed mass of hyaenas with their fire. Haviland's Chum The hare took the lion's skin and propped it up against the entrance to the cave, and tied it with string to one of the hyaena's tail. Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z Yet it was not a dog, but represented the smaller species of hyaena—the South African “wolf.” John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising Yes, the hyaenas are out early this evening. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa Presently the weird, shrill wail of the jackal and the hideous cry of hyaenas told that even in these dry wastes the night creatures were wandering in search of food. Tales of South Africa The Crocuta brunnea was also common, but did not very greatly differ in habits or appearance from the spotted hyaena. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa When the hyaenas smelt the smell of a lion they looked round and saw a lion crouching at the entrance. Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z It was more like the pictures she had seen of a hyaena. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising If thou art hungry catch that laughing devil of a hyaena; but me, poor me, thou wilt surely not harm me!” My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa I found the remains of their bodies: hyaenas and vultures having feasted on them, but little remained except their bones. The White Chief of the Caffres I saw that it had been seized by the neck, and therefore knew that a leopard had killed it, a hyaena or wolf generally seizing by the flank. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa The hyaena saw that moonshine there in the water and he thought it was a bone. Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z The bones of Pleistocene mammals, the rhinoceros, mammoth, bison, hyaena, &c., have been found at numerous places, often in caves and fissures in the limestones, e.g. at Castleton, Wirksworth and Creswell. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" The satiric laugh of the hyaena was succeeded now by a roar which echoed through the forest, and another and another succeeded it, which almost deafened the lad with its volume and power. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa I never left my hut without one or two assagies and a knob-kerrie in my hand; for close to our kraal there were leopards, hyaenas, and other animals that were very dangerous. The White Chief of the Caffres In twelve hours, were any accident to happen, one’s very bones would be picked and ground to powder by the hyaenas, vultures, jackals, etc. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa The lion then said to the hare, "You have heard the hyaena, now you must speak." Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z Lions, tigers, jackals, hyaenas, boa-constrictors, kangaroos, eagles, owls, bees, wasps, bluebottles, with Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japhet, and their wives, all in one fierce melee. Bible Romances First Series Goethe cared little for him; Voltaire laughed at him; Nietzsche called him "an hyaena poetizing among the tombs." Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions The country round swarms with armed men—bloodthirsty savages, panting like the jackal and hyaena for blood and spoil. In the Mahdi's Grasp We were most particular in our approach to the spot, and threw several stones in advance, but saw nothing until we came right on the body of a hyaena lying dead. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa The hyaena thought awhile and then said, "My age is five hundred years old." Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z Then came the fearful war-whoop again, with that terrible iteration at its end “Who—ah—ah—ah—ah—oop!” like the howl of a laughing hyaena. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek The cries were those of a drove of some animals, but I don’t think they were either hyaenas or jackals. Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites They tell me there’s lions and jackals and hyaenas out here. In the Mahdi's Grasp The hyaenas and vultures soon picked their bones.” Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa So the lion turned to the hyaena and said, "You must then speak first." Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z As I listened to the noises in the forest, I fancied that I could hear the roaring and mutterings of lions, and the cries of hyaenas. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader “Yes, father; but I think the hyaenas are worse,” said Mark eagerly. Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites Looks to me more like a hyaena—though of course I know there are no such creatures in this country. In Search of El Dorado I could see indistinctly dark forms moving about on the opposite hills, an occasional shriek from which indicated some prowling jackals or hyaenas on the look-out for prey. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa So the lion killed the hyaena, and when he and the hare had eaten him they were able to get strength to go on, and they finished their journey in safety. Black Tales for White Children 2012-02-28T03:00:29.837Z I could hear every now and then the mutterings and occasional roars of lions, with the cries of hyaenas and jackals, and the calls of various night-birds. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader Then it’s that horrible brute of a hyaena again. Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites Also it is far too big to be a hyaena—unless it is an entirely new species. In Search of El Dorado A hyaena or jackal has started laughing outside—phew!—what an eerie laugh—mad as can be—what horrid humour! From Edinburgh to India & Burmah I felt a little apprehensive that lions might visit the fountain, and every time that hyaenas or jackals lapped the water I looked forth, but no lions appeared. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 Notwithstanding Harry’s threat, he did not wake up Hans, who would probably again have composed himself for sleep, and we might have been left to the tender mercies of the hyaenas. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader Every now and then he heard some startling sound, and ever and anon he listened to the hyaena’s wail, turning at times into what sounded like a mocking laugh. Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites He lay there on a mattress, with his heavy handcuffs, and his legs chained to staples in the deck, like a fierce hyaena, glaring on all who looked at him. Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman While here five more donkeys died, and their bones were picked clean before the morning by the hyaenas. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley So bad did the hyaenas become, that the first moonlight night it was resolved to lie in wait and try and shoot two or three. Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers Covering up the body of Hans with some thick bushes, we left it where it lay, in order to prevent the hyaenas and jackals from getting at it, and returned to our fire. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader I’d bet a pipe of tobacco that a pack of those laughing beauties the hyaenas are following the crows and will be hard at work as soon as we are on the trek.” Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites More like a pack of hyaenas trying to get up their courage for a charge!” A Dash from Diamond City The men feasted on their half of the carcass, and for two nights an immense number of hyaenas collected round, uttering their loud laughter. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley But he was presently reassured; they were only vultures and eagles over-gorged by the fruits of war; the only beings besides wolves and hyaenas, who pluck them. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War All night long we were surrounded by the abominable cries of hyaenas and jackals which were collected round the carcases of the slain animals. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader “It seems cruel, boys, but it would have been far worse to have left him there to be tortured by the flies and attacked by vultures and hyaenas.” Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites If we are seen the enemy will take us for hyaenas or dogs.” A Dash from Diamond City A hyaena had carried it into the grass and dropped it. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Lions, hyaenas, and jackals came up and sniffed at them where they lay at night, and then passed on seeking daintier food. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories But I am afraid that it will attract the hyaenas and jackals in no small numbers, so that we shall be annoyed by their howls and screechings. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader Temple Grace looked as if he were blighted by lightning; and his deep blue eyes gleamed like a hyaena's. The Young Duke “Seems a stupid sort of dodge!” said the latter at last; “but I thought it better to let them think we were hyaenas than human beings.” A Dash from Diamond City Not a word, except in a whisper, was uttered; and his companions pointed out to him the wolves and hyaenas, as they glided like shadows from one thicket to another. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Wounded and bleeding, they lay in the pit until the howling of the hyaenas told them that the Makalakas had withdrawn from the field of battle. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories Besides lions, there was a possibility of our encountering hyaenas, leopards, and wolves, which, when hunting in packs, are as dangerous as in other parts of the world. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader The Saxons, when they first settled in England, had the words su, "pig," and sugu, "sow;" and later the word hyena was taken from the Latin word hyaena, itself derived from the Greek huaina, "sow." Stories That Words Tell Us One tyrant was better than many; one lion could do less harm than a pack of wolves and hyaenas. The Age of the Reformation To which the spectators replied, “The blessing of God be upon thee!—Thou art a hyaena: thou art a lion.” Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Nor was any living creature one whit the gainer—save the hyaenas. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories Hope, like the hyaena, coming to be old, Alters his shape, is turned into despair. Elizabethan Sonnet-Cycles Delia - Diana He says that he cuts the throats of all animals to be eaten, and does not touch lion or hyaena. 7th July, 1866.—We got men from Mtendé to carry loads and show the way. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 I told him that I hope, now they had forced our entrenchments and broke loose, that he and his friends would be compassionate lions, tender-hearted hyaenas, generous wolves. George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life Withal they drank blood like ravens and devoured corpses like hyaenas. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Besides, strive as you may, you can never secure an altogether unexceptionable individual—one who will “go the whole hyaena,” and be at the same time the entire jackal. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841 The eminent geologist, Dr. Buckland, here discovered the bones of rhinoceros, elephants, lions, wolves, bears, hippopotami, and hyaenas—beasts of prey that haunted the forests of prehistoric England before the times of the Celts. From John O'Groats to Land's End The affair was a chase of a hyaena, but everything is Mazitu! The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 Here are the spotted hyaena, with its young; and the striped hyaena. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits He has the cowardice and the ferocity of the hyaena. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance The really interesting fauna of Somerset belongs to a past age, when mammoths, elephants, and rhinoceroses, cave lions, bisons, bears, and hyaenas roamed over its surface. Somerset Nothing of the hyaena was to be seen, but the man himself was laid up in the house with a fresh wound and died soon afterwards. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul The hyaena readily agreed but thought it would be better to send another messenger, while he stayed by the tiger to see that all the animals duly presented themselves. Folklore of the Santal Parganas Freedom to be left to the hyaena when you broke down on the march? Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life Thereupon that evil-minded suitor laughed like a hyaena: and instantly my daughter fell into a swoon. An Essence of the Dusk, 5th Edition "That, I fear, would be putting one's hand in the mouth of the hyaena at the moment he is laughing with hunger, as they say he does." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII It is very dangerous to shoot at such human hyaenas by night. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul “Tell me what it is,” said the hyaena, “and I will at once despatch all these animals to look for it and it will surely be found.” Folklore of the Santal Parganas They slunk about, like dispirited wolves or hyaenas; and made a pounce at their food when it was served out, much as those animals do. Reprinted Pieces "You grinning hyaena"; and then, "Pleasant day, Mr. Ruck." Tono Bungay However, in the middle of a laugh that a hyaena might have envied, I let him accidentally slip, which extinguished him in a moment. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean On the Jebel Bela mountain a soldier once shot at a hyaena and hit it, but it dragged itself off, bleeding, in the darkness and escaped. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul “That is a lesson to the hyaena not to scold us and get us into trouble,” said the jackal, as he went home. Folklore of the Santal Parganas "It's some hyaena—or other," replied the Sub-Warden, looking vaguely up to the ceiling, as if that was where they usually were to be found. Sylvie and Bruno As we descended the cliff we disturbed a great pack of large hyena-like beasts—hyaena spelaeus, Perry calls them—who were busy among the corpses of the cave men fallen in battle. Pellucidar Leopards, both spotted and black, are numerous and often of great size; hyaenas are found everywhere and are hardy and fierce; the lynx, wolf, wild dog and jackal are also common. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Do let's pretend that I'm a hungry hyaena, and you're a bone.' Through the Looking-Glass But all was forgotten and unnoticed when Vivian heard the fell and frantic shouts of the laughing hyaena, the Margrave of Rudesheimer! Vivian Grey Tongue cannot speak," he exclaims, in the spirit of Noel Paton's picture, before it was amended or spoilt, "the horrors that were done on the English by these mutinous hyaenas. Thomas Carlyle No great while ago, the wolves and hyaenas used to descend and dispute the spoil with the dogs, while the town resounded with their hideous howlings all the night long. The Dog The hyaena was a fool, it did not know the weasel surpassed it in subtlety; it thought the meat was tied; but when it tried to draw out its tail, it was fast. Popular Tales from the Norse Of the other wild animals in the Mandingo countries, the most common are the hyaena, the panther, and the elephant. Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa Again, with a cry of fearful anguish, he shouted as if an hyaena were feeding on his vitals. Vivian Grey There were six large lions, about twelve or fifteen hyaenas, and from twenty to thirty jackals, feasting on and around the carcases of the three rhinoceroses. Forest and Frontiers Or, Adventures Among the Indians Among carnivorous beasts there is not a more contemptible poltroon than the hyaena, even when wounded. Concerning Animals and Other Matters The tail being torn out, the weasel was no more seen by the hyaena: the weasel was hidden in the hole with its meat, and the hyaena saw it not. Popular Tales from the Norse I fancied it was the hyaenas, and fired a shot to scare them from the flesh. Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea A hundred records, old and new, produce the conviction that in his unrelenting cruelty man is in no way inferior to the tiger and the hyaena. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; On Human Nature At night, attracted by to-morrow's meat that hangs inside a strong and well-guarded hut, the hyaenas come to prowl and voice their hunger and disappointment on the evening air. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign In the middle of the night a hyaena nosed it from afar, and came sneaking up in the rear, for hyaenas love the flesh of goats next to that of dogs. Concerning Animals and Other Matters Two others were dead, their bodies cast upon the inhospitable beach by the Atlantic surge, where they lay unburied, to be mangled by the wild tribes, or to feed the hungry hyaena. Travels in Morocco, Volume 1. This migration presented no new features, except that several sick and decrepid were barbarously left behind, for lions and hyaenas to devour. First Footsteps in East Africa Tournal and Christol, that the fossil rhinoceros, hyaena, bear, and other lost species had once been inhabitants of France contemporaneously with Man. The Antiquity of Man Were it not for lions and hyaenas, we should be in a bad way. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign This the hyaena could not find stomach to face. Concerning Animals and Other Matters I saw, moving in the doubtful shadows of approaching night, the grave-digging hyaena! Travels in Morocco, Volume 1. We saw no animals: here and there appeared the trail of a hyaena, the only larger carnivor that now haunts the mountains. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 The first visit he paid was to the hyaenas, who trembled at the sight of him, and whispered to each other, 'How shall we escape from this terrible beast?' The Pink Fairy Book But, strange as it may seem, the hyaena is worshipped by one very large tribe in East Africa, the Kikuyu. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign The natives all maintained still that their cow had been killed by a panther, saying that the hyaena had come on the second night, after their manner, to fill its base belly with the leavings. Concerning Animals and Other Matters During the afternoon one more of my donkeys died, and at night the hyaenas came in great numbers to feast upon the carcase. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley A prudent man shuns hyaenas; No banker is imprudent. The Game of Logic Meanwhile the little hare did not trouble himself about them, but just asked where the king of the hyaenas lived, and made himself quite at home there. The Pink Fairy Book A thorn hedge, the native "boma," keeps out lions and the sneaking hyaena at night. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign Nor less weird than the scene are the sounds!-the hyaena's laugh, the howl of the wild dog, and the screech of the low-flying owl. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 With one fading eye he follows the movements of Pepin, who prowls to and fro like a hyaena. Under Fire: the story of a squad They raised a shout of triumph, which guided Jack to the scene of action; and their first care was for the dogs, whose wounds they dressed before minutely examining the hyaena. Swiss Family Robinson One day all the hyaenas that remained alive went out very early into the fields, leaving only one little daughter at home. The Pink Fairy Book Again the vulture is not so common as in South Africa, for here it is blind in this dense bush and has to play a very subsidiary part to the scavenging of lions and hyaenas. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign Among the genera of extinct quadrupeds most frequently met with in England, France, Germany, and other parts of Europe, are the elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, horse, great Irish deer, bear, tiger, and hyaena. The Student's Elements of Geology I am neither your Minotaur, nor your Centaur, nor your satyr, nor your hyaena, nor your babion, but your mere traveller, believe me. Cynthia's Revels What a capital idea!' said I, and taking the note I read: `Dearest parents and Ernest, `A brute of a hyaena has killed a ram and two lambs. Swiss Family Robinson The little hare jumped out through the mouth with a single spring, and fled away like lightning, all the hyaenas in full pursuit uttering great cries. The Pink Fairy Book Elsewhere and by nature the hyaena is an arrant coward. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign We do not find, for example, in the Europaeo-Asiatic province fossil kangaroos, or armadillos, but the elephant, rhinoceros, horse, bear, hyaena, beaver, hare, mole, and others, which still characterise the same continent. The Student's Elements of Geology "I feel sure that a hyaena has not eaten him," she said lamely. The Chronicles of Clovis Jack thought it perhaps a lion, Fritz hazarded a gorilla, while Ernest gave it as his opinion, and I thought it possible that he was right, that it was a hyaena. Swiss Family Robinson Every morning each hyaena thought to himself, 'To-day he is certain to eat me;' but several days went by, and they were all still alive. The Pink Fairy Book To-night the lions and hyaenas that this war has provided with such sumptuous repasts will ring down the curtain. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign In that cave, above twenty-five miles north-north-east of York, the remains of about 300 hyaenas, belonging to individuals of every age, were detected. The Student's Elements of Geology Think what a sensational headline it would make in the local papers: 'Infant son of prominent Nonconformist devoured by spotted hyaena.' The Chronicles of Clovis "There," said Alfred, "let that teach you men will not own hyaenas in petticoats for women." Hard Cash The hyaena dared not disobey, and in a few minutes was scalded to death. The Pink Fairy Book Lions and hyaenas have been our camp followers, and not a little are we grateful to these wonderful scavengers, the best of all possible allies in settling the great question of sanitation in camps. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign Dr. Moffat remarks, "To speak of the Creation, the Fall and the Resurrection, seemed more fabulous, extravagant and ludicrous to them than their own vain stories of lions and hyaenas." Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 "But if he's been eaten in the meantime by a hyaena and partly digested," said Clovis, who clung affectionately to his wild beast theory, "surely some ill-effects would be noticeable?" The Chronicles of Clovis He no longer laughed, he was terrible, he went and came; the fox was changed into a hyaena. Notre-Dame De Paris There was silence for a moment; then a hyaena took a stone, and flung it with all his force against the lion's skin. The Pink Fairy Book It is hardly to be wondered at that the hyaenas in the "Kikuyu" country are far bolder than in other parts. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign She now whispered that a hyaena had been within the tent, but that it had just bolted out, as these animals are so wary that they detect the slightest movement or noise. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs Constance and I and the hyaena were left alone in the gathering twilight. The Chronicles of Clovis The death of a hyaena is mourned by the whole people, and the greatest funeral ceremonies which they perform are performed for this brute. Darwin and Modern Science The hyaenas soon came up to him and said, 'Tell me, friend, have you seen the little hare go by?' The Pink Fairy Book Vultures of many kinds dispute with lion and hyaena for the carrion of dead ox or mule beside the road of our advance. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign I touched the trigger, and the hyaena fell dead, with the bullet through its head. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs The hyaena may be equally certain that it has. The Chronicles of Clovis The Wanika of East Africa look upon the hyaena as one of their ancestors or as associated in some way with their origin and destiny. Darwin and Modern Science But if you smile too constantly, the smile is apt to get fixed like the smile of the hyaena. The Railway Children All that have stayed are the larger carnivora, like the hyaena or the lion. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign This was a regular veteran, as his body was covered with old scars from continual conflicts with other hyaenas. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs The hyaena hailed our approach with unmistakable relief and demonstrations of friendliness. The Chronicles of Clovis In the dead o' night jackals and hyaenas come sniffing of my body; and the marauders who don't like dews get into my compartment to keep warm. Tartarin of Tarascon Several remedies are mentioned as derived from man; others from the elephant, lion, camel, crocodile, and some seventy-nine are prepared from the hyaena. The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 A similarly connected movement between the hind- quarters and the tail may be observed in the hyaena. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals Nothing but hyaenas came to the pool, therefore we returned to camp. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs He could not tell whether it was a boar or hyaena; most probably, he thought, a boar because of the heaviness of its rush. The Research Magnificent In many parts of the world we find curiously similar stories devised to account for the stumpy tails of the bear and hyaena, the hairless tail of the rat, and the blindness of the mole. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology Primitive weasels, civets, and hyaenas appear also in the Eocene. The Story of Evolution Here the attack commenced; no pack of hungry hyaenas could have been more savage. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs Without the hyaenas and vultures, the neighbourhood of a Nubian village would be unbearable; it is the idle custom of the people to leave unburied all animals that die. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs Perhaps man, like the ape and the hyaena and the tapeworm and many other of God's necessary but less attractive creatures, is not for such exalted ends. The Research Magnificent Those portions secured, with a reserve of meat for ourselves, the usual disgusting scene of violence commenced, the crowd falling upon the carcase like maddened hyaenas. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs Definite wolves and foxes abound in America, and the bear, civet, and hyaena are represented in Europe, together with vague otter-like forms. The Story of Evolution |
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