58 POPULAR OFFICIAL GUIDE. 



still inhabits all India from Cape Comorin to the Himalayas, 

 the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Burma, Siam, and certain 

 portions of China up to the region of snows. Strange to 

 say, the finest of all Tigers are found in Corea and Man- 

 churia, where they grow very large, and develop hair that 

 is long and thick. Corean and Siberian Tigers are much 

 sought after by zoological gardens, partly on account of 

 their size, and also because they are so hardy they are 

 able to live out doors all winter in the temperate zone. The 

 Tiger is not found in Africa, nor in any country westward of 

 India. 



The maximum length attained by this animal, head, body 

 and tail, is 10 feet 2 inches. A very large specimen 

 killed by Dr. Hornaday measured 9 feet 8i/> inches in length, 

 stood 3 feet 7 inches high at the shoulders, and weighed, on 

 the scales, 495 pounds. In India, Tigers are classed accord- 

 ing to their habits, as "game-killers," "cattle-lifters." or 

 "man-eaters." Fortunately, in comparison with the total 

 number of these animals, the latter are few and far between. 



Of yellow-coated felines, The Jaguar, (Felis onca}, is 

 next in size to the tiger. In South America, it is almost 

 universally called "El Tigre" (pronounced Te-gre), which 

 is Spanish for tiger. Comparatively few Americans are 

 aware that this superb animal belongs in the fauna of the 

 United States, but such is the fact. The northern limit of 

 its distribution is found in southern Texas, where it still 

 exists in small numbers. In South America it extends to 

 Patagonia 



The Jaguar is a stocky, heavily-built animal, with a mas- 

 sive head and powerful forearm. It is a good climber, and 

 many wonderful stories of its strength have been told and 

 printed. Amongst leopards of all kinds it can always be 

 identified by the great size of the black rosettes on its body, 

 as well as by its heavy build. 



The splendid male specimen, named "Senor Lopez," in 

 honor of a former President of Paraguay, was the first to 

 arrive for the new Lion House. It was captured in August, 

 1901, in the wilds of central Paraguay, expressly for us, 

 through the efforts of Mr. "William Mill Butler, of Philadel- 

 phia, and by him presented to the Zoological Park. After 

 a long journey in small river craft, in a flimsy wooden cage 

 that several times came near collapsing, the animal reached 

 Asuncion, was taken to Liverpool by Mr. Butler, and finally 

 reached New York. 



The Leopard, (Felis pardus), is fourth in size from the 



