THE LEOPARD. 



of Senegal, and inclines more to ochre; the face is fpotted with black, as are 

 the breaft and belly, but the fpots are fmaller: the belly is white, fpotted with 

 black; the back, lides, and rump, are yellowifti, and beautifully marked with 

 circles of black fpots ; the tail, which is Ihort in proportion to the length of 

 the body, tapers to a point. 



The late Sir Alhton Lever had one of thefe animals, which he kept in a 

 cage at Leicefter Houfe. We have often admired and careffed this creature, 

 who always feemed pleafed and gratified by the attention paid it, purring and 

 rubbing its fides againft the cage like a cat. Sir Alhton prefented it to the 

 royal menagery in the Tower, in which lituation we faw it, after an interval 

 of more than a year, notwithftanding which feparation, it appeared perfectly 

 to recognife its old acquaintance, and began to renew its carefTes as ufual; 

 hence it appears, that this animal is capable of recollection and attachment. 



