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and when be left her, she cried and whined for the 

 remainder of the day." 



Tigers have also been induced to breed in capti- 

 vity, though much less frequently than the lion. 

 Mr Cross, we believe, has succeeded in breeding six 

 of the former, while his litters of the latter have 

 amounted to no less than twenty-four. We are not 

 certain whether any of the tigers bred in confine- 

 ment have arrived at maturity. 



We have given in this place a figure (Plate VII.) 

 of a hybrid between a lion and a tigress, which form- 

 ed part of the collection of Mr Aitken, exhibited 

 in Edinburgh in 1827. They were whelped in De- 

 cember, but only lived for a very short period, ow- 

 ing, perhaps, to the inclement season at which they 

 were produced. The colour was brighter than thav 

 of the lion, and the bands were better marked than 

 they generally are in the young of the true breed. 

 One of the cubs was preserved for the Edinburgh 

 Museum, and has served as a copy for the accom- 

 panying illustration. 



Another instance of this hybrid production took 

 place at Windsor. The male was the Asiatic lion 

 bred in this country by Mr Aitken, and the tigress 

 was a very gentle animal, about four years old. The 

 cubs, immediately after birth, were taken from the 

 mother, and were fostered by several bitches and a 

 goat. They also died before reaching maturity*. 

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