ILLUSTRATIONS 



LEOPARD ...... To face page 116 



THE SKULL OF A LEOPARD . . . ,, 118 

 A LEOPARD AT BAY ON THE TRUNK OF A 



TREE ...... ,, 123 



A LEOPARD AT BAY IN THORNY SCRUB . 125 



AN AFRICAN PYTHON . . . . ,, 130 



THE SERVAL MAKING HIS SPRING . . ,, 134 



FOXEY, THE AUTHOR'S TAME SERVAL . 136 



FOXEY, THE SERVAL, AND HER FRIENDS . ,, 139 

 A FEMALE SERVAL ON THE BANK OF A DRY 



RIVER ...... ,, 143 



AN ADULT BLACK-FOOTED CAT AND A 



KITTEN 144 



AN AFRICAN WILD CAT AND HER KITTENS . 147 



A PAIR OF AFRICAN WILD CATS AT HOME ,, 150 



AN ADULT CARACAL AND A KITTEN . ,, 155 

 THE MIMOSA THE TYPICAL BUSH OF SOUTH 



AFRICA ; A CARACAL EMERGING FROM 



A THICKET-COVERED CAVERN . . ,, 158 



THE HUNTING LEOPARD OR CHITA . . ,, 167 



A HUNTING LEOPARD RESTING . . ,, 170 



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