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NATURAL HISTORY OF THE JAGUAR 



THE hunting and study of big game in Amer- 

 ica are becoming more popular each year. It is 

 almost invariably the case that when a man de- 

 cides to make a trip for the purpose of securing 

 one of our many big-game animals he is desirous 

 of learning something of the natural history of 

 the animal he selects. If he does not, he ought 

 to. Such questions invariably present themselves 

 as "Where does this animal range?" "What 

 length do they attain?" "Of what does their 

 food consist?" and innumerable other questions, 

 as he finds a growing interest. 



Much has been written of the lion and tiger, 

 but I find very little, indeed, on the world's third 

 largest feline the jaguar. Nowhere have I seen 

 an account that cited at all completely the natural 

 history of this superb animal, which belongs to 

 the fauna of the United States. Occasionally 

 one may see an article giving a very good descrip- 

 tion of his appearance, with possibly some other 



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