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THE WILD CAT. 
^He wild cat, from which all the domestic 
'sties have proceeded, is a native of Eu- 
and Asia, and is still to be found in some 
more woody and unfrequented parts of 
British islands. It has a larger head and 
onger limbs than the domestic cat, and its 
CqJ 
P'"' is a pale yellowish gray, with dusky 
'Pss, those on the hack running lengthwise, 
those on the sides transversely, and in a 
'"^^sd direction. 
"is animal is twice or three times as large 
house cat, and proportionahly strong 
^"rmidable. We are assured, that a wild 
fro in Cumberland, measured five feet 
the nose to the end of the tail. It is 
^ ® fiercest and most destructive beast of prey 
ii'e have in Britain ; living mostly in 
