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One hears of the roar of a (Iger, ami fancies it like that of a luill, Ijut in 

 fact it is more like the grunt of a hog, though twenty times louder, and 

 certainly one of the most tremendous animal noises one can imagine." 



Affection for their Young. — - Altiiough the tigress sometimes destroys 

 iier young ones, she generally shows much anxiety for them. Two cubs 

 were once discovered by some villagers, in India, while their mother was in 

 (juest of prey, and presented by them to a gentleman, who had them put in 

 his stable. The creatures made [)ileous moanings ever}' nigiit, which at last 

 reached the cars of the mother. iSiie came to the spot, and answered their 

 cries by hideous bowlings, which so alarmed their keeper tliat he let the 

 cubs loose, for fear the dam would brealc the door of the stable. Xodiing 

 was seen of them the next morning : the tigress had carried them both olf 

 into the jungle. 



TiiEiu Attachment. — Tliis animal is susceptible of strong attachments. 

 An instance of this is recorded of a tigress of great beauty in the Tower at 

 London. She was extremely docile in her passage home from Calcutta ; 

 was allowed to run about the vessel, and liecame exceedingly familiar witli 

 the sailiirs. On her arrival in London, however, her temper became irasci- 

 ble, and even dangerous, and she exhibited for some days a savage and 

 sulky disposition. 



yiiortly after, a sailor, who had liad cliarge of her on board tlie sliip, 

 came to the Tower, and begged permission to enter her den. Xo sooner 

 did she recognize her old friend, than she fawned upon him, licked and 

 caressed him, exhibiting the most extravagant signs of pleasure ; and, when 

 he left her, she whined and cried the whole day afterwards. In time, how- 

 ever, she became reconciled to her new keeper and residence. 



Effect of a Piece of jNIeat. — The eltect of feeding tlie tiger upon 

 raw ilesb, is shown by the following anecdote : A party of gentlemen I'rom 

 Bombay found one day, in a cavern, a tiger's whelp, which was liidden in 

 an obscure corner. .Snatching it up hastil)-, they cautiously retreated. 

 IJein"- left entirely at lil)erty, and Avell fed, the tiger became tame, like tlie 

 dog, f>rew rapidlj', and appeared entirely domesticated. At length it at- 

 tained a great size, and began to inspire terror l)y its tremendous strength 

 and power, notwithstanding its gentleness. I'p to this moment it liad been 

 studiously kept from raw meat. But, unfortunately, during its rambles a 

 piece of flesh dripping with blood fell in its way. The instant it had tasted 

 it, something like madness seemed to seize the animal ; a destructive 

 princi[ile, hitherto dormant, was kindled : it darted fiercely, and with 

 glowing eyes, upon its prey ; tore it, with fury, to pieces, and, growling 

 and roaring in the most frightful manner, rushed off, and disappeared in 

 the jungle ! 



