218 SUMATRAN AND JAVANESE CATS. 



M. Temminck's account confirms this fierce and 

 untameable disposition. He kept two of these cats 

 alive for two years, and the most gentle treatment 

 was unavailing. They always kept themselves squat- 

 ted and concealed in the darkest corner of the cage, 

 aod only came out when forced by hunger. 



