ILLUSTRATIONS 



Leopard ...... 



The Skull of a Leopard 



A Leopard at Bay on the Trunk of a 



Tree ...... 



A Leopard at Bay in Thorny Scrub . 

 An African Python .... 



The Serval making his Spring 

 Foxey, the Author's Tame Serval 

 FoxEY, THE Serval, and her Friends , 

 A Female Serval on the Bank of a Dry 



River „ 143 



An Adult Black-footed Cat and a 



Kitten ...... ,, 144 



An African Wild Cat and her Kittens ,, 147 



A Pair of African Wild Cats at Home ,, 150 



An Adult Caracal and a Kitten . ,, 155 



The Mimosa — the Typical Bush of South 



Africa ; A Caracal emerging from 



A Thicket-covered Cavern . . ,, 158 



The Hunting Leopard or Chita . . ,, 167 



A Hunting Leopard resting . . • ,, 170 



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