THE LIVING WORLD. 
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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 sue- the poma, or cameorni. lion. 
cessfully with the 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. 
The Ounce (Felts trbts) is equal to the leopard in size and also resembles 
it in beautiful colorings as in habits. 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 (Felts 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 
texas puma. uncommon article of commerce. It is 
found in South Africa, and seems to be quite amiable in its disposition. 
The Yagouarondi ( Leopardus , or Fells yagouarondtl) 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. 
