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bringing them into the Headquarter Station of the district, it was noticeable 

 during the few days I spent there, that they had a strong antipathy towards 

 all dogs, large or small ; they would go for them at once, " spitting " and 

 bouncing towards them ; so much was this the case, that on several occasions 

 I was afraid they would come to grief. I also remarked that they were 

 hostile to small native children, but did not appear to dislike white children. 

 On the other hand they were alarmed at the sight of a quarter-grown leopard 

 cub, which was led about on a chain. Every one was much interested in 

 their curious appearance and ways : long grey woolly hair, without spots, 

 covered the head, back, tail, and came half-way down their bodies, giving 

 them the appearance of wearing greatcoats, the remainder of the body and 

 legs were covered with short grey hair sprinkled over with single black spots. 

 On taking them out to play in the compound of the Travellers' bungalow at 

 Datnergaon, while waiting for a train, all the crows about the place made a 

 very noisy demonstration on seeing them, collecting in large numbers on the 

 trees overhead, cawing loudly and following them about — these crows 

 appeared instinctively to know that the cubs, although so very small, were 

 not ordinary cat kittens. Shortly after arriving at Dharwar the smaller cub 

 became very ill and extremely weak, I separated it from its brother, who 

 was inclined to pull it about, and for warmth used to keep it folded in my 

 arms with a hotwater bottle ; many a time I thought it was dying, but, no 

 matter how bad it appeared — if it heard the chirrip call from its brother, it 

 would at once struggle into vitality, tumble down, drag itself across the floor 

 to where he was, and then lie down quiet and contented beside him ; after a 

 lot of careful nursing it gradually recovered. When about a month old they 

 seemed not to care for their milk diet, so I tried beef tea in place, which they 

 took most readily, lapping it up from the first. I possess two dogs, one an old 

 spaniel, and the other a young half-bred dog ; on first arrival at my 

 bungalow the cubs did not at all like these dogs, but at once bounced at them 

 and were most disagreeable and aggressive ; the older dog would growl a good 

 deal and avoid the charges by jumping on to a chair, while the younger one 

 would bound round barking in play, but the cubs were very serious in their 

 feelings, and I had great difficulties ; however, after a time I got them to 

 make friends with the younger dog, and finally with the old spaniel. Since 

 then they have remained on the very closest and best terms, and the younger 

 dog and cubs would have great play together round the compound. Often after 

 lapping up their soup they would walk to the dogs and get their faces licked 

 o-ver by them, using the dogs as a napkin, for, until nearly seven months 

 old, they never cleaned their faces by means of their paws, as cat kittens do, but, 

 when the. dogs were not present, would lick each other's face. Though the cubs 

 were so extremely friendly with the two dogs — constantly lying down and 

 going to sleep beside them — they would go for any other dog which came 

 into the compound, and would also join the dogs in a race after one. While 



