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Personal Notes -
I collected over thirty Kahlari
Polecats at Molepolole, where they
seem to be especially numerous or
easy for native dogs to hunt.
Caught one specimen in Jaries,
Memagaland. Have seen dead
polecats on the road in different
parts of the Union of South Africa.
Have been several at night in a
pasture at Saldhana Bay in
the Cape.
Kept a wounded Polecats alive
for several days. Fed him milk,
craved eggs, and meat while his
badly damaged front foot was
healing. At first he was unmerciful
and have struggled by a native who
brought him in.
This specimen had remarkable
powers of recovery. While he was
healing, he let me come close to
feed him and put medicine on his foot.
In a few days he was almost
completely recovered. He then was a
wild savage beast. At night he
tore fiercely at the wire and floor of
his enclosure. When I came near,
he let out a terrifying scream and
jumped at me. I believe the Polecats
to be a fierce and brave fighter.