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equal in length to the entire body excluding the head ; 
and is marked by a continuation of the open roses of 
the sides, which become towards its extremity sepa- 
rated in such a manner as to surround the upper surface 
with partial rings of black alternating with white. The 
whiskers are long and white, and implanted in a series 
of black lines which traverse his lips. He usually mea- 
sures about three feet in length, exclusive of his tail. 
The Leopard is a native of Southern Asia, and of 
nearly the whole of Africa, inhabiting the woods, and 
preying chiefly on antelopes, monkeys, and the smaller 
quadrupeds. It climbs with the greatest facility. 
The variety figured is remarkable for the irregularity 
of its spots, which, although they exhibit the usual 
tendency to unite into somewhat circular roses, are 
much more broken than is usual in the species, and 
have their centres occasionally marked by one or two 
smaller spots like those which are uniformly met with 
in the Jaguar. It is on account of this curious devia- 
tion from the typical marking that we have selected it 
for representation from among the numerous specimens 
contained in the Society's collection. 
