THE LEOPARD. 
power and fierceness this animal is endowed with, when, after j 
being disabled by the first attack of the elephant, while bound f 
with cords, he would venture to continue such an unequal on- ( 
gagement. 1 
THE LEOPARD. 
'his animal is found over Africa, in Arabia, and the East In- 
dies. Its length, from nose to tail, is about four feet ; the 
body is of a light yellow, and the spots with which it is 
diversified are smaller and closer than those of the panther, to 
which animal it bears a great resemblance. The leopard abounds 
in the interior parts of Africa, from whence they come down in 
large numbers and make sad havoc among the herds that cover the 
plains of Lower Guinea, and when beasts of chase fail they spare 
no living creature, so sanguinary are they in nature. The negroes 
capture them in pit-falls, slightly covered at the top, and baited 
with meat. The flesh of the leopard is said to be white, and as 
well tasted as veal, which is the inducement for the natives hunt- 
ing them. In India there is a species of leopard, about as large 
as a greyhound, which is called the ChetaJi , or hunting leopard. 
It has a small head and short ears ; its face, chin and throat are 
of a pale brown color, inclining to yellow ; the body is of a light 
tawny brown, covered with small round black spots over the back, 
sides, head and legs; the hair on the top of the neck is longer 
than the rest ; the belly is white ; the tail is very long, and 
marked on the upper side with black spots. For the purpose 
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