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MAMMALIA. 



The Panther ascends trees with agility ; into which it pursues 

 Monkeys and other climbing animals. It is a ferocious and un- 

 tamable animal, and inhabits only the wildest forests. No Carni- 

 vore, not even the Tiger, is more unconquerable, and its pursuit 

 is proportionably dangerous. It rarely attacks Man without being 



Fi^^ I-IO.— Panther (,d\ leupardu^, Linn.) 



provoked; but it is irritated at the merest trifle, and its anger 

 is manifested by the lightning rapidity of its onset, which in- 

 variably results in the speedy death of the imprudent being 

 who has aroused its fury. Its power, nimbleness, and stealth 

 surpass anything that can be imagined ; and it is tho.se qualities 

 which render it so daufferous. 



