The Tiger. 



THE TIGER. (Fells Tigris.) 



THOUGH very inferior to the lion in majesty of appearance 

 and deportment, this ferocious animal nearly equals him 

 in size and strength. The Tiger is another of the feline 

 species, and may be compared to an enormous cat, the 

 whiskers and the tail being exactly similar; and both 

 the Tiger and the lion resemble the cat in the form of 

 their feet, and the power they possess of drawing in 

 their claws. The Tiger, however, bears the strongest 

 resemblance, and when pleased, purrs and curves up his 

 back as he rubs himself against the nearest object. When 

 enraged, he growls rather than roars ; and springs up to 

 a great height before he pounces on his prey. 



The Tiger has a smaller and rounder head than the 

 lion ; he has no mane ; his tail is without any tuft at the 

 extremity, and his body much more slender and flexible. 



His 



white 



5 colour is yellowish on the back and sides, becoming 

 ite beneath, with numerous lines of a very dark ricn 

 brown, or glossy black, sloping from the centre of the 

 back down the sides, and over the head, and continued 



