The Tiger. 
THE TIGEK. (Felts Tigris.) 
Though very inferior to the lion in majesty of appearance 
and deportment, this ferocious animal nearly equals him 
in size and strength. The Tiger is another of the feline 
species, and may be compared to an enormous cat, the 
whiskers and the tail being exactly similar ; and both 
the Tiger and the lion resemble the cat in the form of 
their feet, and the power they possess of drawing in 
their claws. The Tiger, however, bears the strongest 
resemblance, and when pleased, purrs and curves up his 
back as he rubs himself against the nearest object. When 
enraged, he growls rather than roars ; and springs up to 
a great height before he pounces on his prey. 
The Tiger has a smaller and rounder head than the 
lion ; he has no mane -, his tail is without any tuft at the 
extremity, and his body much more slender and flexible. 
His colour is yellowish on the back and sides, becoming 
white beneath, with numerous lines of a very dark rich 
brown, or glossy black, sloping from the centre of the 
back down the sides, and over the head, and continued 
