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instances, the terrier was left in the den by mistake, 
during the time the tiger had his food. The dog 
sometimes ventured to eat along with him, but sel- 
dom without his appearing dissatisfied with the 
liberty. This terrier, after a residence with the 
tiger of several months, was removed to make way 
for a little female Dutch mastiff. It was thought 
adviseable, before the terrier was taken away, to 
shut up the little mastiff for three or four days 
among the straw of the tiger's bed, to take off, if 
possible, any smell that might he offensive to the 
animal. The exchange was made soon after the 
animals had been fed ; the tiger seemed perfectly 
contented with his new companion, and immedi- 
ately began to lick it as he had before done the 
terrier. It seemed at first in considerable alarm 
with so formidable an inmate, but in the course of 
the day became perfectly reconciled to its situation. 
This diminutive creature he would suffer to play 
with him with the greatest good-nature. I have 
myself seen it bark at him and bite him by the foot 
and mouth without his expressing the least dis- 
pleasure. When the dog, in its frolic, seized his 
foot, he merely lifted it up out of its mouth, and 
seemed otherwise heedless of its attacks. During 
the time she was in the habit of daily visiting the 
tiger, she happened to be with young, and at the 
time of parturition was necessarily absent from 
him two or three whole days. The tiger in this 
absence was extremely agitated and uneasy, as he 
was afterwards, whenever she happened to be de- 
tained from him a greater while than usual in 
feeding her young ones. She died about five weeks 
after this time, supposed to have been trodden 
upon by some person who came to see the animals ; 
and many days elapsed before the tiger became re- 
conciled to her absence. 
Strange dogs have several times been put ini@ 
