Field notes, v1430
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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.