last shot in 1865 in Natal
8.75' karoo grassland carnivore ranged from Namibia to Natal
specimen in London
disappeared after hunting for sport and predator control
References:
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old World QL707.H37 1945 p.15, 298
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113
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