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marked by parallel vertical black stripes, and the tait ringed 
with black. Ears black externally, with the exception of a 
large white spot. Usual length of large males varying from 
8% to 9% feet, of which 3 feet is occupied by the tail; but 
specimens measuring 9 feet 11 inches and 10 feet 2 inches are 
on record. 
As a rule, old Tigers are less brightly coloured than young 
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Tiger and Cubs. 
ones ; while those inhabiting forests appear to have the ground- 
colour of the fur darker and redder than in those from grass- 
jungles. Although neither black nor white Lions appear to 
have been recorded, both these colour-variations have been 
observed in the Tiger. A black example was found dead at 
Chittagong, North-eastern India, in the year 1846; whilea pale 
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