THE TIGER. 



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in the appearance of this animal is, that nearly all the stripes are double, including 

 those which partially surround the tail. Sometimes these dark streaks are very long, 

 and sometimes comparatively short and very wide, leaving a broad interval of the 

 golden-yellow fur between the outer and inner stripes. Between many of these streaks 

 are placed a number of spots similar to those which appear on the leopard's skin, but 

 the spots are small in size and not so distinctly outlined as the stripes. They are 

 rather thickly scattered by the shoulders and flanks, occasionally making their ap- 

 pearance on the sides. Over the eyes some black lines are drawn, which closely 

 resemble a stag's horn, and on the forehead runs a series of equally dark stripes, 

 which remind the spectator of the figure of a bat with outstretched wings. The ears 

 are black, with a solitary white spot upon the back of each ear. 



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His light yellow eyes are constantly changing their tint, at one moment becoming 

 almost green, and at another time assuming a deep neutral tint. As is the case with 

 all felines, the pupil of the eye varies rapidly in size, the passing of a hand near the 

 front of the cage being sufficient to make them contract to half their previous diameter. 



He has been matched against many antagonists, and always came off victorious in 

 the fight, whether his opponent were a strong-horned and hard-headed buffalo, or a Tiger 

 like himself. The last Tiger to which he was opposed was killed in fifteen minutes. 



In India, many tales are told of the Tiger and its ferocious daring. It has often been 

 known to leap on the roof of a native hut, tear up the slight covering with its claws, 

 and leap into the room below. However, when a Tiger acts in this manner, the tables 

 are generally turned, for the noise made by the scratchings and clawings on the roof 

 give warning for the inhabitants to make their escape by the door, and bar the entrance 

 behind them. It is not so easy to jump out of the house as into it, and in consequence, 

 the neighbors speedily change the course of events by getting on the roof in their 



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