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and lower egypt. 65
after lie had taken a few steps on this side and on
thai, as if too much confused to know which way
to flee, and keeping his eyes still turned toward
me, he retired, not running but stretching himself
out, or rather creeping, with a slow step, setting
down his feet alternately with singular precau-
tion. He was so much afraid of making a noise
in his flight, that he held up his large tail almost
in a horizontal line, that it might neither drag
upon the ground, nor touch the plants.
On the other side of the hedge 1 found the frag-
ments of his meal, that had consisted of a bird of
prey, great part of which he had devoured.
I believe, too, that both the thaleb and jackal
arc careful to cover their duns with earth or sand
like the cat, for I have observed several of these
hidden treasures in the sand, and in cultivated
ground, which must have been deposited thereby
those animals. Such an instance of cleanliness
would render the thaleb still more interesting,
were he not so thievish.
Far more injurious animals, and at the same
time very abundant, are the rats and mice. These
would be such a scourge to Egypt, as to render it
uninhabitable, had they not numerous enemies.
vol.. 11. f Of
after lie had taken a few steps on this side and on
thai, as if too much confused to know which way
to flee, and keeping his eyes still turned toward
me, he retired, not running but stretching himself
out, or rather creeping, with a slow step, setting
down his feet alternately with singular precau-
tion. He was so much afraid of making a noise
in his flight, that he held up his large tail almost
in a horizontal line, that it might neither drag
upon the ground, nor touch the plants.
On the other side of the hedge 1 found the frag-
ments of his meal, that had consisted of a bird of
prey, great part of which he had devoured.
I believe, too, that both the thaleb and jackal
arc careful to cover their duns with earth or sand
like the cat, for I have observed several of these
hidden treasures in the sand, and in cultivated
ground, which must have been deposited thereby
those animals. Such an instance of cleanliness
would render the thaleb still more interesting,
were he not so thievish.
Far more injurious animals, and at the same
time very abundant, are the rats and mice. These
would be such a scourge to Egypt, as to render it
uninhabitable, had they not numerous enemies.
vol.. 11. f Of