-* Leopards 



when quite young. Ye)ung leopards we;re brought to me 

 in the month of February ; and in Zanzibar I obtained 

 at the same time two cubs, which I brought with me to 

 Europe. 



The call of the leopard is a peculiar, snarling, mewing, 

 characteristically cat-like cry, and is often to be heard at 

 evening and during the night ; I have sometimes heard 

 it in the; afternoon. Many authors declare; that leopards 

 seldom, if ever, touch a carcase; as their prey, but rather 

 seek some live animal to drink its blood. 1 have met 

 with no evidence in proof of this statement, so often made 

 as if from personal observation. 



As a matter of fact, I have caught about forty leopards, 

 and they were almost all secured by traps skilfully baited 

 with dead game, whereas traps which were on certain 

 occasions baited with live goats attracted the leopards 

 less than the others. 1 have, learnt, too, that my method 

 of capture; berame; much appreciated in Fast Africa alter 

 I had obtained such e-\ce;lle;nt re-suits. Naturally many 

 hundreds of my evirrie-rs have; give-n descriptions of it all 

 ove-r the; country. 



1'or two reasons these- results which 1 obtained are 

 perfectly comprehensible. I'irstly leopards, according to 

 several observations I have- made, an; accustomed to hang 

 up the- n.-mnants ol then" prey on the; branches ot trees 

 or bushe-s, some;time-s quite high up. alter they have; 

 devoured the he-art and liver and buried the- entrails. In 

 this way the- leopard unquestionably helps .mother of 

 his kind to a meal that he has not been able to obtain 

 tor himself. In consequent- ot this habit the attention 



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