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although the carcase had been moved quite 20 yards. Beyond 
one indistinct “pug”? at a small tank close by, there was 
nothing therefore to conclusively show that we were dealing with a 
panther, although some of the other conditions were present. The 
panther put in an appearance, however, when it was nearly dark, and 
dispelled all doubts. To account for the absence of Condition II in this 
case is apparently impossible. In the case of Condition I, the young 
buffalo killed may have died a natural death, since the owner subse- 
quently admitted that it was somewhat sickly and had remained out 
overnight by accident, 
