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the Jaguar {F. onca) is an inferior animal. To the 

 insatiable, bloody appetite of this animal nothing comes 

 amiss ; he takes the male Ostrich by surprise, and slays 

 the ^Yariest of wild things on its nest ; he captures little 

 birds with the dexterity of a Cat, and hunts for diurnal 

 Armadillos ; he comes unawares upon the Deer and 

 Guanaco, and springing like lightning on them, dis- 

 locates their necks before their bodies touch the ground. 

 Often after he has slain them he leaves their bodies 

 untouched for the Polyborus and Vulture to feast on, so 

 great a delight does he take in destroying life. The 

 Vizcacha falls an easy victim to this subtle creature, 

 and it is not to be wondered at that it becomes wild to 

 excess and rare in regions hunted over by such an 

 enemy, even when all other conditions are favourable to 

 its increase." (P.Z.S. 1872, p. 826.) 



The Guanaco is said to be the favourite prey of this 

 animal. 



TIGEE. 



Fclis tigris. 

 French : Le Tigre. German : Der Tiger. 



The Tiger is handsomer in colour and markings than 

 the Lion, but does not possess its imposing and grand 

 bearing ; it is, however, said to equal even if it does not 

 excel it in strength. 



The Tiger is exclusively an inhabitant of Asia, where 

 it is rather widely distributed ; it is found throughout 

 India, Turkestan, and some mountainous parts of China, 

 as far north as Mongolia and the Amoor Province ; it is 

 also met with in Burmah, Sumatra, Java, and Malacca. 



It is extremely numerous in some parts of Mysore and 



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