CHETAH AND SPRINGBOKS, 
than it is, on account of the very long limbs of the ¢ Chetah, which give it the aspect of a 
very large animal. The head, however, is very small in proportion “to its height, and the 
ee although very long, are slender, and devoid of that marvellous strength that hes 
latent in the true leopard’s limb. 
The title “jubata,” or crested, is given to the Chetah on account of a short, mane-like 
crest of stiff long hairs which passes from the back of the head to the shoulders. Although 
the Chetah is popularly termed the “ Hunting Leopard,” it can lay but little claim to the 
pardine title, and has probably been placed among the true leopards more on account of its 
spotted hide than for its shape and structure. The claws of this animal are but partially 
retractile, nor are they so sharply curved, nor so beautifully pointed, as those of the 
leopard. The Chetah is unable to climb trees like the leopard, and in the general contour 
of its body evidently forms one of the connecting links between the feline and the canine 
races. 
The Chetah is one of those animals which gain their living by mingled craft and 
agility. Its chief food is obtained from the various deer and antelopes | which inhabit 
the same country, and in seizing and slaying its prey no little art is required. The speed 
of this animal is not very oreat, and it has but little endurance ; so that an antelope or a 
stag could set the spotted foe at defiance, and in a short half-hour place themselves 
beyond his reach. But it is the business of the Chetah to hinder the active and swift- 
footed deer from obtaining that invaluable half-hour, and to strike them down before they 
are aware of his presence. 
