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MAMMALS OF AAIERICA 



(about ten feet) of the edge of the greasewood, 

 and in making its approach, the Cat took ad- 

 vantage of every bush, stopping in the cover of 

 each for a few moments. When it reached the 

 last bush and was gathering itself for the final 

 leap, the old Prairie Dog disappeared, but only 

 just in time, as in another moment the Cat landed 



on the rim of the burrow. Rapid, nervous jerks 

 of the tail showed the Cat's disappointment as 

 it glared about in different directions. Up to 

 this time my presence had not been noted, and 

 not until 1 had thrown several stones did the 

 Cat see nie, whereupon it bounded away across 

 the Dog town in long leaps." 



Fhotograph from the American Museum of Natural History 



WILD CAT KITTENS 

 These small Lynxes were only a few days old when photographed 



