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jaw, and I am not sure whether he was dying, or only uncon- 
scious, although probably done for.” 
In captivity, writes Jardine, Leopards “have in a few in- 
stances bred in this country ; but not so frequently as either 
the Lion or Tiger. The pair which were in the Tower in 1829 
were of very different dispositions ; and in this they resembled 
their congeners, for scarcely two are found which can be equally 
trusted. The male, notwithstanding very kind treatment, con- 
tinued sullen and savage, while the female suffered herself to 
be patted and caressed by the keepers. She possessed a sin- 
gular propensity, however, for the destruction of umbrellas, 
parasols, muffs, hats, and such other articles of dress as hap- 
pened to come within her reach, seizing them with the greatest 
quickness, and tearing them into pieces, almost before the 
astonished visitor had become aware of his or her loss.” 
Although it has been several times quoted, the following 
account of a tame Leopard at Coomassie, communicated by 
Mrs. Bowditch, is sufficiently interesting to bear, in an abbre- 
viated form, one more repetition. The animal in question was 
sent to Mr. Hutchison, then resident at Coomassie, who, ‘‘ob- 
serving that the animal was very docile, took pains to tame 
him, and, ina great measure, succeeded. When he was about 
a year old, Mr. Hutchison returned to Cape Coast, and had 
him led through the country by a chain, occasionally letting 
him loose when eating was going forward, when he would sit 
by his master’s side, and receive his share with comparative 
gentleness. Once or twice he purloined a fowl, but easily gave 
it up to Mr. Hutchison, on being allowed a portion of some- 
thing else. On the day of his arrival, he was placed in a small 
court, leading to the private rooms of the Governor, and, after 
dinner, was led bya thin cord into the room, where he received 
our salutations with some degree of roughness, but with perfect 
good-humour. On the least encouragement, he laid his paws 
