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A DESCRIPTION OF 
pad behind the saddle, on which he crouches like a dog. 
If the Chittah is not successful in catching an antelope 
before the herd takes flight, he never pursues them, but 
returns to his keeper with a discontented and sullen air. 
THE JAGUAR. (Felis Onga.) 
THE Jaguar is a native of the New World, and it is some- 
times called the American Tiger. The Jaguar is generally 
larger and stronger than the Leopard, which it resembles 
in colour ; but the black ring-like marks have always a 
spot in the centre, which is not the case with those of the 
Leopard. The tail is also much shorter, and the head larger 
and rounder. The Jaguar has great strength, and will 
kill a horse or an antelope, and carry it off. He is, how- 
ever, a cowardly animal, always springing upon his prey 
from behind, and always attacking the last of a herd. 
His principal haunt is the long grass on the banks of a 
river, where he subsists chiefly on turtles ; turning them 
