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cc ghujb, that is, Black-ear *, all along the coaft of 
“ Coromandel, and indeed all over India. It is about 
" the fize of a fox, but like a cat in its form ; and 
“ has the cunning and cruelty of a leopard, with 
“ the limbs of a cat, but longer and ftronger ; having 
“ fo much fhength, that I law it kill a hound, that 
<c came in its way, in a moment. The legs are 
tc thick fet with hair, and its nails concealed under 
“ them, which are never extended but upon feizing 
“ its prey, which is common to lions, panthers, and 
<c domeflic cats. But what feems peculiar to this 
“ animal is, that, having jumped upon his prey, he 
“ lies upon it unmoved, holding his bite, as if he 
<f was dead, whether for joy, or in order to drink the 
<c blood of the creature. The great men in India 
<{ have them bred up tame, becaufe of their dex- 
“ terity in catching birds, hares, rabbits, and fuch- 
cc like; and fuch is their craft and fiercenefs, that 
cc they will feize even a fox ; but their keepers will 
“ not fuffer them to attack any thing above their 
“ ftrength, and therefore they only fet them at cranes, 
“ geefe, ducks, pheafants, partridges, peacocks, and 
“ fuch-like game, which they feize by many kinds 
<c of deceit, to the great pleafure of the fpedtators ; 
“ and catch thofe timid animals, the hare, rabbit, fawn, 
“ goat, &c. by fwift running, and fometimes by 
“ craft. 
“ When they are lick (which, from over-gorging 
“ their ftomachs, they often are) their keepers deep 
* Dr. Charleton fays, t’nat he was obliged to his good friend tl e 
learned Dr. Thomas Hyde, then principal librarian to the JBooleian 
library, for this interpretation, who was well verfed in the oriental 
languages. 
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