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brown, and are all of one species, though known by the differ¬ 
ent names of Panther, Puma, Couguar, and Mountain Lion. 
The latter name was given to them by the early colonists of 
the country, probably for the reason that the panther, having 
no mane and approaching in color to the lion, was taken to 
be a female of that species, which is also devoid of a mane. 
They are prodigiously active, even among this family of four- 
footed athletes, and can cover as much as thirty feet at a 
bound. 
The Clouded Leopard (Felis nebulosa ) is perhaps the 
most beautiful in markings of all the large cats, though it is 
sufficiently rare in collections to be little known. It ranges 
from eastern India and Siam, through the Indo-Malayan 
islands as far as Borneo. At the present time the Society is 
fortunate in owning a pair of these animals. 
THE CLOUDED LEOPARD. 
The Common Ocelot ( Felispardalis ) is a native of Mexico, 
Central and South America, and occasionally those parts of 
the United States bordering on Mexico. In the desolate 
region lying along the Rio Grande in Texas, known as the 
“ brush country,” it is by no means uncommon. It is a 
beautiful animal, not much larger than the domestic cat. 
