CHAP. XII.] 



DIFFERENT KINDS OF CATS. 



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while the tail itself (which is ringed with black) is some thirty-two 

 inches. 



The limbs are short compared with the body and very long tail, 

 and the head is somewhat elongated compared with that of any of 

 the cats yet noticed. 



The skull is very long and low. The orbit is widely open behind. 



The animal differs from all the cats yet noticed, in that it has not 

 the tooth described as the first upper premolar, while that answer- 

 ing to the common cat's second upper premolar is not very large. 



Fig. 169. SKULL OF THE CLOUDED TIGEB, (Felts macrocelis). 



The upper canines, however, are exceedingly long, longer relatively 

 than in any other living cat. The upper sectorial tooth has a large 

 inner cusp. 



The pupil is neither round nor linear when contracted, but has an 

 oblong aperture. 



This animal affords a good example of the great individual 

 differences of disposition which may exist in the same species of cat. 

 One specimen in our Zoological Gardens was a most tame and gentle 

 beast, while another was quite exceptionally ill-tempered and 



The clouded tiger dwells in trees. It preys upon such animals as 

 sheep, goats, pigs or dogs. 



Its range, though extensive, is more restricted than that of any 

 species yet noticed, as it inhabits only a portion of south-eastern 

 Asia, from the eastern Himalayas, through Burmah, Siam and the 

 Malay peninsula, to Sumatra, Borneo and Java. It also inhabits 

 Formosa. One from the last-named island has been described by 

 Mr. Swinhoe as a distinct species.* It is, however, only a some- 

 what brighter coloured and shorter tailed variety. 



* As the short-tailed clouded tiger 

 (Felis brachyurus). (Leopardiis bra- 

 chyurus, Swinhoe, Proceedings of the 



Zoological Society, 1862, p. 352, plate 

 43). 



