76 WILD BEASTS OF THE WORLD 



precocious,, following their mother when only a fortnight old and not- 

 larger than Cats. 



, The Jaguar, although, not a positively rare animal in captivity, is 

 not nearly so common in menageries even as the Tiger, and very much 

 rarer than its own compatriot and reputed rival and enemy, the Puma. 

 It lives well, however, in the captive, condition, and has not only 

 reproduced its. own species in confinement, but has produced' a hybrid* 

 with the Leopard. 



