IKRREGULARITY OF HABITS 
and the like break into noisy clamor the instant the enemy is 
caught sight of; there is nothing monkeys justly hate and fear 
so much, and swear at so volubly. Of the smaller animals 
the forest pigs probably contribute most to “‘spot’s” bill of 
fare. The old boars alone feel safe, for even a hungry tiger 
hesitates to tackle ‘hem; and in one case of such an attempt, 
witnessed by Gen. Douglas Hamilton, he came off rather the 
worse. Usually the leopard’s “harsh, measured, coughing” roar 
is heard in the early evening, when it sets out upon its foray after 
lying asleep at home all day; but such habits are by no means 
the same everywhere, nor invariable in any individual. 
Copyright, N. Y. Zodlogical Society. Sanborn, Phot. 
AN INDIAN LEOPARD. 
The notorious fondness of the leopard for dogs is one of its 
specialties, and, like many other points in its character, reminds 
one of the jaguar, which, in fact, is probably descended from the 
same stock. It isnot uncommon in India for dogs to be carried 
off from public places, sometimes where the presence of a 
beast of prey is unsuspected. 
So closely allied to the leopard that one suspects it must be 
substantially the same animal, which has adapted itself to life 
in a very cold country, is the snow leopard, or “ounce,” 
long known from the beautiful skins brought to market 
K 179 
