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Northern specimens are heavily furred and 

 have very large feet, serving the purpose of 

 snow-shoes during winter. There is much di- 

 versity in size, the southern form being smaller 

 than the Canada one, which may reach three 

 feet in length of body, the tail being about 

 five inches. A mounted specimen from north- 

 ern Europe, in the British Museum, is quite 

 as large as an average leopard. They are ex- 

 tremely shy animals, and in captivity appear 

 to suffer from the publicity which must needs 

 surround them. In fact, they are among the 

 most difficult of all cats to domesticate, and it 

 is rare to see the slightest disposition to be- 

 come tame. 



46. The PARDINE LYNX (F.pardina), the lynx 

 of southern Europe. 



47. The CARACAL (F. caracal). This is a lynx 

 of slender form and very variable color, found 

 from India and central Asia in to Africa. 



48. The CHEETAH (F. julata). The skull of 

 this cat is quite different in some details from 

 that typical of Felis, and the claws cannot be 

 drawn entirely back into a sheath ; the legs are 

 also very long. The species is usually, there- 



