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natural history 
OUNCE. 
The Ounce is much smuller than the pan- 
ther, being ubout the size of a mastiff dog. 
His hair is of a whitish grey, upon the buck 
and sides, and of a grey still whiter under 
the belly ; whereas the back and sides of the 
panther arc always of a yellow, more or less 
deep. 
These animals are very cruel ; their teeth 
are so sharp that they can bite wood asunder 
with them ; their claws are a good defence 
being like their teeth, both so sharp and 
strong that they fight with them. This spe- 
cies is more numerous than that of the pan- 
ther, being found in Barbary, Arubiu, and 
all the southern parts of Asiu ; and is even 
found in China. 
