MARKINGS OF ANIMALS 



the mimicry at it practised by these creatures is most 

 wonderful. Now with regard to coloured natives of all 

 nations in their wild haunts, they can move about in forest 

 or jungle without being seen by a European, whose eyes 

 are not trained for that purpose, the colour of their skins 

 being a disguise for self-defence. 



The young of the tiger is striped like the adult, but of 

 course less distinctly. The young leopard also resembles 

 the adult in its markings. The spots, stripes, or markings 

 are always present in the young of those species of the 

 genus Felis both large and small that are so marked in 

 the adult state. 



As far as my knowledge extends, the young of all other 

 animals (except the domestic cat) exhibits traces of spots 

 or other markings, although they disappear in the adult 

 animals. 



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