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Instance of puppies living with a tigress. 



been instantly devoured, by an animal so feroci- 

 ous as the tigress. The latter, however, appeared 

 wholly regardless of her new companion, and not 

 only suffered her to remain uninjured, but even 

 to feed with her, and occasionally to repose on 

 her ample back. In a short time the bitch pro- 

 duced five puppies, which lay securely in a cor- 

 ner of the den; while the tigress evinced, by 

 stepping carefully over them, and by other 

 signs, that she held them unworthy of notice, or 

 at least, that she had no desire to molest them. 

 This curious circumstance was witnessed by 

 many spectators, and the above particulars were 

 communicated to me by the person who made 

 the experiment : but after some time, three of 

 the puppies unfortunately strayed from the den, 

 and were devoured by a lioness, and the two 

 others are supposed to have been carried off by 

 some of the visitors who crowded to see them. 

 The bitch, however, is said to be still living, and 

 in perfect amity with her formidable companion. 

 A fine young animal called the ring-tailed 

 tiger, and which answers to the name of Tippoo, 

 is now exhibited in the Tower of London. Dur- 

 ing its voyage to England it ran about the decks 

 of the vessel, and evinced the most perfect tame- 

 ness. It was presented to her majesty by Admi- 

 ral Rennier, and a boy (servant to the admiral) 

 carried it to the Tower in a dog-kennel. Having 

 taken it to the den in his arms, the youth 

 seemed very unwilling to quit his favourite, but 



