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scratches against objects, growling at the same 

 time, as if practising for future defence. 



It eats fowl readily, but not other kinds of 

 meat so well ; it ate some pine-apple with much 

 avidity. 



It will carry awa}^ a bone given to it into a 

 dark corner, growling and snapping at any one 

 that may attempt to take it away. 



Sometimes, when left to itself, it utters such 

 loud squeaking cries, as to be heard all over 

 the ship. One day, at dinner time, (when the 

 animal was first on board,) a noise was heard, 

 from whence it proceeded, or from what, we 

 could not tell, until the mystery was explained 

 by the steward, who said it was " the foreign 

 cat." 



Like all animals, whether of the genus Homo, 

 or lower in the scale of creation, the Java Cat 

 does not like to be disturbed at meals. This 

 little ill-humoured quadruped is particularly 

 savage at that time, but, like the human race 

 in all its numerous varieties, when " feeding 

 time " is over, and it has had a sufficiency 

 of provender, it will remain quiet, and be 

 usually in a tolerable good-humour ; but when 

 hungry, there is nothing but growling, whining, 

 screeching, grumbling, crying, until the appetite 

 is satisfied. 



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