ZOOLOGICAL POSITION 7 



pelago, excepting Borneo and Ceylon. Their 

 vertical bars of black and yellow need no de- 

 scription; the sexes are alike, save that the 

 female is somewhat smaller and less power- 

 fully built. A full-grown male should measure 

 about ten and a half feet from tip of nose to 

 end of tail, and in good condition should weigh 

 about four hundred and fifty pounds. Twelve- 

 foot tigers are never seen in life, and owe their 

 existence only to wilful or careless measure- 

 ment, or more commonly to stretching of the 

 elastic skin when freshly removed. Tigers 

 thrive well in captivity, but do not, as a rule, 

 breed freely. Strange to say, hybrids with the 

 lion are not uncommon in menageries. 



2. The LION (F. leo) has a very extensive 

 geographical range over the whole of Africa 

 and southern Asia into India, arid, as might be 

 expected in encountering such a variety of 

 climates and surroundings, lions from different 

 parts sometimes present marked contrasts in 

 appearance. Some are lighter or darker in 

 color; some males have an enormous growth 

 of long dark hair about the neck and shoulders 

 and on the under side of the body, while in 



