THE HUNTING CHEETAH 



series ; large irregular clouded spots or patches on 

 the back and sides, edged very dark and crowded 

 together ; loins, sides of belly and belly marked 

 with irregular small patches and spots ; some black 

 lines on the cheeks and sides of neck, and a 

 black band across the throat ; tail with dark rings, 

 thickly furred, long ; limbs bulky and body heavy 

 and stout ; claws very powerful." 



Jerdon gives the length of one as 6 feet 6 inches, 

 but he states that it grows to a larger size. In 

 build it is shorter in the leg than the common 

 panther, and less graceful in motion than the latter, 

 owing to the shortness of its legs as compared with 

 its heavy body. The upper canines are said to be 

 the longest by comparison of all the felidse. 



It appears to be extremely rare, and probably 

 but very few sportsmen have ever seen a specimen. 



Doctor Jerdon states that he obtained a young 

 one in the neighbourhood of Darjheeling, and 

 Sterndale mentions two cubs which were owned 

 by Sir Stamford Raffles, and he also refers to a 

 very fine specimen which was once in the Zoo- 

 logical Gardens in London. 



THE HUNTING CHEETAH (Felis jubatd) 



The hunting cheetah is the true leopard. As the 

 word leopard implies, it was regarded by the 

 ancients as a leonine edition of the panther (or 

 pard), and having once seen some cheetahs in the 

 wild state, I can quite appreciate the applicability 

 of the name. 



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