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tail ; the ears are black at base and light at the tip ; the 

 eyes are brown. In cold climates the colour is lighter 

 and the fur and mane much longer and thicker. 



Albino specimens are rare ; they are very beautiful, 

 being pure white with light brown spots. The claws 

 are white, somewhat like dog-claws in shape, and non- 

 retractible. 



The Cheetah is used for hunting the antelope or black 



buck in India. It is starved before hunting ; it is 

 usually brought blindfolded in a cart drawn by oxen, 

 and released when the prey is in sight ; it approaches 

 by bounds, singles out one animal, and soon seizes 

 the quarry, which it pulls down ; the hunter then 

 hastens up and replaces the bandage over its eyes, the 

 animal being satiated with a spoonful of blood from its 

 victim. 



