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stranger. Much as I have seen of them I never heard one utter a 
sound, except hissing and growling.” 
With regard to this last assertion of Mr. Blyth’s I may say that the 
caracal differs very much from the European lynx, who, according to 
Tschudi, betrays his presence by horrible howlings audible at a great 
distance. Professor Kitchen Parker writes that the specimen now in 
the Zoological Gardens is a most cantankerous beast.* ‘If the American 
Felis caracal, 
lynx, who is unfortunate enough to live in the same cage with him, 
dares to come betwixt the wind and his nobility, or even if he, in the 
course of his peregrinations, should, by chance, get sufficiently near 
his companion to be annoyed with the sight of so vulgar a beast, he 
immediately arches his back, lays back his ears, uncovers his great 
canines, and swears in a most fearful manner until the other unlucky 
animal is quite cowed, and looks as meek as its feline nature will allow 
it, evidently deprecating the anger of my lord; and although not 
* TI can bear witness to this, having lately made his acquaintance. 
