The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17
ALL HveNAs ARE NOT cowARps.
Illustrative Encounters with Them In
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Hyenas are noted as great towards,
but I have come across few exceptions.
When about sixty miles from Bcrbera,
on my return journey, camped close to
Somali zareba. Soon the head men
same In and asked me TO shoot pnck
Of six hyenas, as they had killed great
many sheep and goats That morning
they killed two sheep, and the same
night jumped into the zareba and car
ried Off sheep and badly bit n young
cow.
Next morning saw two Somali men
running after u hyena with spears, but
he only kept about 100 yards In front,
and as soon ms they stopped he did the
same and had look at them, and on
their returning he quietly walked on.
was busy with n koodoo head mt the
time, 30 did not go after him, but evi-
IDENTIFY he wanted TO see what was do
ing and 40 came toward me. When
about 100 yards of put n bullet through
his shoulders.
50 much for No. /. He knew how
far n Somali could throw n spear. but
not how far rifle would carry.
Next day Mt noon we heard great
shouting about mile of. After awhile
made out that lion had killed one of
my camels. | took the 4.50 express and
started of. On arriving ON the scene
found II was not n lion, but n hyena, and
that the camel was not dead, but badly
bitten on the hind parts.
A woman said the hyena was behind
some low bushes about 100 yards Off
The bushes, three in number, were only
2is feet high and on an open plain As
the Somali men had been making great
noise / said nothing would stop there
However, went TO have u look, and
when about seventy yards off the bush
up came head and took n good look at
me, and then went down slowly, like q
lion crouching. | went twenty yards
closer, when up came the head to have
another look. took steady aim, and
next moment an express bullet between
the eyes of u hyena finished him.
He was u very large and fat beast,
with good coat of hair, and had good
portion Of sheep in his inside.
Now could imagine one going for u
camel IL starved, but not when fat,
and at midday, with n man and woman
accompanying the camels--a thick bush
within 200 yards ON the left, If he had
wanted to get away Instead of doing
so he kept to the open country, with
three bushes hardly large enough TO
conceal him, and then held his ground
until shot dead | think IL showed
great pluck. End of No. 2.
In the night the men heard some of the
others bowling, so at daylight went
over to where l shot No. 9, and there,
sure enough, were three more hyenas.
Just then one of the three picked up
the dead one by the back and carried II
in his mouth, with his head thrown up
to keep it off the ground, only the feet
trailing. He took II about sixty yards
and put it under bush. lay still for
few minutes, and then tho vultures
came down, but the three hyenas drove
them off. then sat up and one of them
saw me. As they were only 1876 yards
off, however, had n good shot. and a
hollow bullet behind the shoulder fin
ished No. 3. The other two made off
so left them.
In the afternoon one of my Somali
men said there was hyena keeping off
the vultures. went out with the glass
and saw he had taken the last dead one
about 200 yards up stony hill with
some large rocks on the top. He was
just going back to the rocks after hav.
ing made sortie upon the vultures.
then went up toward the rocks, when
out he came and took good look, stand.
ing facing me.
It was long shot, over 200 yards
but by good luck ! put bullet in the
center Of his throat, killing him instant
ly. This made the fourth. Next morning
l went to take look and there was one
with the dead one shot the day before
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