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ces, the Terrier waS: left m the den by mistake, j 

 daring the time the Tiger had his food. The Dog 

 som.etimes ventured to eat along with him, but sel- 

 dom without his appearing disatisfied with the liberty. 

 This Terrier after a residence with the Tiger of se- 

 veral months, was removed to make way for a little 

 female Dutch mastiff. It was thouf2:ht adviseable 

 before the Terrier was taken away, to shut up the 

 little mastiif for three or four days amons; the straw 

 of the Tiger's bed, to take off, if possible, any 

 smell that might be offensive to the animal. The 

 exchange was made soon after the animals had been 

 fed : the Tiger seemed perfectly contented with his 

 new companion, and immediately began to lick it 

 as he had before done the Terrier. It seemed at 

 •first in considerable alarm with so formidable an in- 

 mate, but in the course of the day became perfectly 

 reconciled to its situation. This diminutive crea- 

 ture he would suffer to play with him, with the 

 greatest good-nature. I have myself seen it bark 

 at him, and bite him by the foot and mouth with- 

 out his expressing the least displeasure. When tlie 

 Dog, in its frolick seized his foot, he merely lifted 

 it up out of its mouth, and seemed otherwise heed- 

 less of its attacks. During the time she was in the 

 habit of daily visiting the Tiger, she happened to 

 be with yoimg, and at 'the time of parturition was 

 necessarily absent from him two or three whole days. 

 The Tiger in this absence was extremely agitated 

 and uneasy, as he was afterwards whenever she hap- 

 pened to be detained from him a greater while than 

 usual in feeding her young ones. She died about 



