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among the branches where it lies con- 
^ealed, seizing them by the throat, and suck- 
their blood : after which it leaves them, 
^Hd goes in quest of fresh game. It is conse- 
^’lently a very destructive animal, not easily 
^^tished with carnage, and sometimes makes 
peat havoc among flocks. When attacked 
P a dog, it will throw itself down upon its 
, *^k, and make so desperate a defence with 
claws as frequently to repel the assailant. 
In Hindustan the lynx is trained to the pur- 
^'^it of jackals, .foxes, and birds. 
' THE PUMA. 
The puma, or couguar, is a large species of 
die genus Fells, a native of South America, to 
^Inch the name of lion was originally but im- 
Ptoperly applied. It has a much greater re- 
^^niblance to the panther tribe. Its body is 
