JUNGLA. 
appearance of this animal is, that nearly all the stripes are double, including those which 
partially surround the tail. Sometimes these dark streaks are very long, and sometimes 
comparatively short and very wide, leaving a broad interval of the golden-yellow fur 
between the outer and inner stripes. Between many of these streaks are placed a number 
of spots similar to those which appear on the leopard’s skin, but the spots are small in 
size and not so distinctly outlined as the stripes. They are rather thickly scattered by 
the shoulders -and flanks, occasionally making their appearance on the sides. Over the 
eyes some black lines are drawn, which closely resemble a stag’s horn, and on the 
forehead runs a series of equally dark stripes, which remind the spectator of the figure of a 
bat with outstretched wings. The ears are black, with a solitary white spot upon the 
back of each ear. 
His light yellow eyes are constantly changing their tint, at one moment becoming 
almost green, and at another time assuming a dee »p neutral tint. As is the case with all 
felines, the pupil of the eye varies rapidly in size, the passing of a hand near the front of 
the cage being sufficient to make them contract to half their previous diameter. 
He has been matched against many antagonists, and always came off victorious in the 
fight, whether his opponent were a strong-horned and hard-headed buffalo, or a Tiger like 
himself. The last Tiger to which he was opposed was killed in fifteen minutes. 
In India, many tales are told of the Tiger and its ferocious daring. It has often been 
known to leap on the roof of a native hut, tear up the slight covering with its claws, and 
leap into the room below, However, w hen a Tiger acts in this manner, the tables are 
generally turned, for the noise made by the scratchings and clawings on the roof give 
warning for the inhabitants to make their escape by the door, and bar the entrance behind 
them. It is not so easy to Jump out of the house as into it, and in consequence, the 
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