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attains the length of nearly five feet, and the stature, measured from the 
shoulder, is over two feet. Stealthy as would be expected from its relation¬ 
ship to the cat, it utters neither roar nor growl to warn its foe. It is 
brownish-red or reddish-gray in color, an apparent provision for its better con¬ 
cealment. In South America it is said to deceive its prey by imitating the sound 
made by the deer. The puma 
abounds in California, and 
thence eastward for quite a 
distance, so that stories true 
and apocryphal reach us often 
since mining and ranching, 
and pleasure seeking, have 
made communication so fre¬ 
quent between the “Wild 
West” and the more thickly- 
settled East. The puma and 
the grizzly bear seem to be 
natural-born enemies, and 
many are the evidences of 
contests in which the puma 
seems always to be the victor 
It is asserted without con¬ 
tradiction that the grizzlies, 
being unable to cope suc¬ 
cessfully with th z pumas, take 
their revenge by killing every puma cub that they find unprotected, as if a 
second Herod in the grizzly kingdom had ordered a new slaughter of the 
innocents, or as if a boy took his revenge upon the younger brother of a for¬ 
midable antagonist. 
to the leopard in size and also resembles 
It is found throughout the central region 
of Asia especially at very high alti¬ 
tudes, which it prefers, being proof 
against cold. It will not attack man, 
though its chief food is both wild and 
domestic animals. 
The Serval, Tiger Cat, or Bush 
Cat ( Felis serval , or leopardus serval), 
has the general appearance of a lynx. 
It is golden-gray above and white below, 
dark-spotted, and sometimes striped. It 
is about a foot and a half in height, 
and inclusive of its tail, about three 
feet long. Its fur is a valued and not 
uncommon article of commerce. It is 
found in South Africa, and seems to be quite amiable in its disposition. 
The Yagouarondi (. Leopardus , or Felis yagouarondii) is of a blackish-brown, 
sometimes tinged with white or black. Its habitat is Guiana, and it is about 
the size of the common cat. 
THE PUMA, OR CALIFORNIA LION. 
The Ounce [Fells irbis) is equal 
it in beautiful colorings as in habits. 
TEXAS PUMA. 
