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differs from the house-cat in being larger and 

 stronger in its body. It has a head which is 

 broader and more heavily boned, and a short, 

 thick tail which does not taper. Its whiskers 

 are more abundant, and the pads of its feet 



FIG. 8. THE WILDCAT. 



are, in the males, of a deep black. In color it 

 is a yellowish gray, with a dark longitudinal 

 mark along the back, and it has dark stripes 

 descending more or less vertically on the sides 

 and transversely on the legs. Its tail is ringed 

 with black, and is black at the end. In other 

 words, it is marked much like the domestic 

 Tabbv. 



