QUADRUPEDS. 
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animals, a male and female, with three young ones, broke 
into a sheepfold at the Cape of Good Hope. They killed 
nearly a hundred sheep, and regaled themselves with the 
blood ; after which, they tore a carcass into three pieces, 
and gave one of these to each of their offspring ; they then 
took each a whole sheep, and, thus laden, began to retire; 
but having been observed, they were waylaid on their 
return, and the female and the young ones were killed, 
while the male effected his escape. They appear afraid of 
man, and never attack him unless driven by hunger, when 
they spring upon him from behind. The Leopard is 
sometimes called the tree-tiger. 
Is in shape somewhat like the leopard, of which he is 
generally considered only a variety. His hair is short, 
sleek, and glossy, and of a bright yellow, beautifully 
marked with round, annular black spots. He is about 
the size of a large mastiff-dog, with legs not quite so long; 
his voice is strong and hoarse, and he growls continually. 
He is fierce, greedy of blood, swift in the chase, and 
catches his prey by leaping from some lurking-place, 
where he squats himself in the manner and shape of a cat, 
which he resembles in many points. Like all the tribe, 
his tongue, in licking, grates like a file. 
