VAEIETTES OF THE TIGER AND LEOPARD. 



I WAS extremely interested by the admirable 

 articles of " Zoophilus " on the tiger, and perfectly 

 agree with what he states concerning the tameable 

 disposition of this formidable beast, together with 

 other powerful members of the great feline group. 

 Certainly there seem to be but few, if any, animals 

 which are not susceptible of the influence of man 

 and cannot be rendered docile by an unvarying 

 course of kind yet firm treatment, though the 

 peculiar character of each specimen must be 

 thoroughly understood, as various traits are found 

 in different individuals of the same species, especially 

 among the cats, some becoming rapidly familiar, 

 while others which are treated with equal kindness 

 will slink off into corners when approached, and 

 there spit and snarl as if through an instinctive 

 antipathy to the whole human race. 



The wild cat at the Gardens, mentioned by your 

 correspondent as art instance of this unreasoning 



