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burg, for the purpose of becoming a com- 

 panion for him in his solitude, Lopez mani- 

 fested every sign of pleasure and good will. 



But those who know anything of wild ani- 

 mals never judge by appearances, and, in 

 spite of all the jaguar's demonstrations of 

 good will, it was deemed advisable to let 

 the newcomer remain in her own cage until 

 they were well acquainted with one another. 

 Her cage was raised to the level of his and 

 the bars were in close proximity to one 

 another. 



Lopez was more interested than ever and 

 grew so friendly that at last he condescended 

 to put his paw through the bars of the cage 

 and play with her, to which the young jaguar 

 responded. 



She did not seem to have the slightest fear 

 of him but to be anxious to get into the larger 

 cage, for she had already been in the small 

 cramped one — her travelling cage — for six 

 long weeks. 



The cages remained in this position for 

 several days and, when no signs of dislike, 



