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intermediate in size between tbe Panther and Leopard. The 
colour of its coat is not yellow, but grey. Its spots are much 
more irregular than those of the two preceding Felinse. It is 
a native of Asia. Nothing particular is known as to its habits. 
The Serval (Felis served ), also named the Cat-pard or Tiger Cat, 
is only about; thirty inches long. It is found in the forests of 
southern Africa ; also in Senegambia, Abyssinia, and Algeria. It 
Fig. 143. — Ounce ( Leopardus unci'a , Linn.). 
lives on small Mammals, particularly Monkeys and Rodents, 
which it pursues on the trees. Rearing it in confinement has no 
power whatever to soften its savage nature. Its fur, which is 
varied with bars and black spots on a buff ground, is much 
prized. 
Wild and Domestic Cats . — The Wild Cat (Fig. 144) is a reddish- 
brown animal, marked with more or less distinct black stripes. 
