THE TIGER. 3| 



Instance of attachment. 



dog may be safely put into the den after the tiger 

 has been fed ; as he has ascertained by repeated 

 experiments. 



The ship carpenter, who came over with the 

 tiger, after an absence of more than two years 

 came to the Tower to see him. The animal in- 

 stantly recognised his former acquaintance, rub- 

 bed himself backward and forward against the 

 grating of his den, and appeared highly de- 

 lighted. Notwithstanding the urgent request of 

 the keeper that he would not rashly expose 

 himself to danger, the man begged so earnestly 

 to be let into the den, that he was at last suffered 

 to enter. The emotions of the animal seemed 

 roused in the most grateful manner. He rubbed 

 against him, licked his hands, fawned upon him 

 like a cat, and in no respect attempted to injure 

 him. The man remained here for two or three 

 hours; and he at last began to imagine there 

 would be some difficulty in getting out alone. 

 Such was the affection of the animal towards his 

 former friend, and so close did he keep to his 

 person, as to render his escape almost impracti- 

 cable. 'With some care, however, he got the 

 tiger beyond the partition of the two dens, and 

 the keeper watching his opportunity, dexterously 

 closed the slide, and thus separated them. 



An experiment was tried some time ago at 

 Edinburgh, by putting a bitch big with young 

 into the den of a tigress. It was naturally ex- 

 pected, that the defenceless creature would have 



