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of that marvellous strength that lies latent in the true leopard's 
limb. 
The title “ jubata/' or crested, is given to the cheetah on account 
of a short, mane-like crest of stiff long hairs which passes from the 
back of the head to the shoulders. Although termed the '' Hunting 
Leopard," it can lay but little claim to the pardine title, and has 
THE CHEETAH. 
probably been placed among the true leopards more on account of 
its spotted hide than for its shape and structure. The claws of this 
animal are but partially retractile, nor are they so sharply curved, 
nor so beautifully pointed, as those of the leopard. The cheetah is 
unable to climb trees like the leopard, and in the general contour of 
its body evidently forms one of the connecting links between the 
feline and the canine races. 
