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THE HUNTINCT-IEOPARD, 



Felis jubata SCHREBER. 

 PLATE XV. 



Felis jubata, Schreber, tab. 105 Fdlis Gu^pard, Temminek^ 

 Monoffraphies, p. 89. Desmarest, Mammalogie, p. 221. 

 Cynailurus jubata, Wagler. 



THIS is one of the most curious and interesting 

 animals of the Feline race. Possessing at first sight 

 all the colour, marking, and appearance of the larger 

 spotted cats, one becomes surprised, upon closer 

 examination, to find the form of the dog almost in- 

 terwoven in its appearance. Its alliance to the dog 

 is still more confirmed by the disposition being so 

 canine as to be susceptible of training, so that the 

 animal will obey the orders of its master. In con- 

 finement, or when tamed, it exhibits great mildness 

 and affection ; one which Frederic Cuvier describes, 

 being so domesticated as to live at large, and in the 

 company of children and domestic animals. 



The hunting-leopard is a native of both Africa 

 and India ; but, of late, naturalists have suspected 

 that the animals from these countries were distinct, 

 the Indian species being said to be more dog-like, 

 to stand higher upon its legs, and to have a more 



