ZOOLOGY. 



THE TIGER. 



Felis Tigris, Lin. he Tigre, Uuffon, 



.olMONGST the various animals of prey which infest 

 the sultry regions of Asia, there are few which do not 

 yield to the Tiger in ferocity and strength. Driven from 

 the more civilized haunts of Man, and separated from the 

 society of domestic animals, he ranges through the silent 

 and trackless forest, indulging his natural thirst for 

 blood, dealing horror and devastation through the animal 

 kingdom. In the hotter regions of the Globe where the 

 smaller animals abound, and the Niger or the Ganges 

 roll their tributary streams to the Sea, the Tiger reigns 

 uncontrouled, and spreads his ravages amongst the numerous! 

 herds of Antelopes and Deer, where they resort to the springs 

 or rivers for refreshment. If we could for a moment 

 forget the power of his fangs, or the unrelenting fierceness 

 of his nature, we might contemplate with pleasure, the 

 beauty of his skin, and the elegant contrast every where 



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