THE PRIMA i 



uncommon," and it has been known to leap forty and i 

 sixty feet from a rock twenty feel higher than ; tud. 



The panther generally takes refuge in trees when pursued by 

 -. •■ Inn under no other circumstances do any but the 

 young sporting kitten- ever climb trees." A eerj 

 panther may weigh aboul 200 pounds, and stand about 



high al the shoulders, tl - very gaunt, but nol - 

 thin as it looks. It is nol so fierce as sup] 

 ing man unless wounded and cornered. The do 



itica, was first domesticated in Egypt, the Gn 

 and Romans nol p< tig it; the cat and common ma] 



were in use as domesticated animals side by side; and at 

 the same- time in Italy, nine hnndn the cru- 



sades. It appears that the domes f ents 



was MusU lafoina. 



of the lynxes there are two - in N >rth Amei 



/. ./■ riit'ns, the American wildcat, and the Canada lynx. 

 Lynx Canadensis orloup r, the latter being much the 



larger species. The Canada lynx preys upon the northern 

 bare and other small mammals, as well as the ruffed _ 

 and spruce partridge, and has been known to d< vour , _-. 

 lambs, and young fawns, but does not atta< Merriam,* 



full-grown deer. The female commonly has two youi 

 a birth, her lair being usually situated in a cavern or hol- 

 low tr 



The wild cat "frequents rocky hills and ledges, and d 

 not show that antipathy to civilization so mi in its 



gener, the lynx." I: carries oil Lambs, little pigs, and 

 poultry. Away from the farm-yard it feeds upon rabbits, 

 Bquirrels, mi . - ise, and smaller birda "It generally 

 makes its oesl in a hollow tree or log, - :t well with 



moss. From two to fonr young constitute a litter, the i 

 frequent number being thr< (Merriam.) 



Order 12. Primates. — The last and i 

 mammals contains a series beginning with cr - resem- 



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