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leopards ; but this, as well as many stories related 

 of them, I consider as fabulous. I can, however, 

 affirm, that there exist such animals, and I have 

 known them kill wild hogs. It jiiay therefore be 

 believed that they sometimes kill larger animals ; 

 for as they are armed with talons, and generally 

 keep together in a body, they must be very for- 

 midable. A young one was sent by Rajah Futty 

 Narrainto Mr. Archibald Seton, at Gyah, which 

 was extremely fierce and shy, and lived but 

 a short time. 



Badgers are scarce, but are occasionally to be 

 met with in the hills. In their nature they very 

 much resemble the bear, and what is singular they 

 are called by the natives of Ramghur, Badger- 

 Ball^ Ball being the Hindoostanee word for 

 Bear. Captain Williamson calls bears, balloos, 

 which I believe is a corruption.* Badgers in 

 India are marked exactly like those in England, 

 but they are larger and taller, are exceedingly 

 fierce, and will attack a number of dogs ; I have 

 seen dogs that would attack an hyena or wolf, 

 afraid to encounter them. 



* Quere Are not both these English words derived from 

 the Hindoostanee ? 



