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which, it ere6ts the hairs of the whole body like briiiles, chap, 
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and feems furious : it is very eager after its prey, and is u— 
fond of rabbits or c hidden s, raw, but will not touch , 
dreffed meat. From its fiercenefs and agility it has 
greatly the advantage of other animals much fuperior in 
lize ; for a very fine French fox-dog being put to it, in 
a moment it feized him by the loins, and would have 
foon put an end to his exirtence, had not help been at - 
hand. With the utmoft eafe it is able to leap over the 
back of an afs, and was very near worrying one to death, 
having faftened on it, fo that the creature was not 
able to difengage himfelf without aiiiflance; it has 
been alfo known to run dov/n both deer and flieep. 
A fecond of thefe is in the pofieffion of Mr. Lafcelles, 
of which we have received much the fame account in 
refpedt to its ferocity ; v/hence it is fcarcely to be 
expedted that this elegant animal will ever becoxe 
familiar. 
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