A cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus rainei/i) and its kill, the small steinbok antelope. — This beautiful 

 member of the cat family is not so ferocious as the leopard, with not quite the same fury of attack, 

 but it is the swiftest animal on earth for a half mile chase. Unlike the lion it does its hunting by 

 day, also on the open plain — an interesting comparison with the lion from the standpoint of any 

 real part played by coloration in the hunting by either species. The cheetah differs from the lion 

 and leopard in having nonretractile claws like a greyhound 



The leopard (East African. Felis pardtis suahclica) depends on surprise and daring furious 

 attack in getting its prey. We found the leopard everywhere in thorn scrub and open plains country 

 where the lion lived. It often turns "man-eating." It carries off children and, despite its smaller size, 

 will charge a man furiously, being more dangerous to limb than life, however 



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