. The fur traders and fur bearing animals. Fur trade; Fur-bearing animals. The Cat Family. 143 JAGUAE. The Jaguar is about as large as a timber wolf, and in strength and ferocity resembles the royal Bengal tiger; b\it unlike the tiger it is an agile climber, although it has a massive and heavy appearance. The general color of the Jaguar is a light yellowish brown, beautifully marked with chocolate brown or black roset rings, which with the exception of those on the head and tail generally have a small black spot in the center. The hair is short, but longer than that on the East Indian Leopard,
. The fur traders and fur bearing animals. Fur trade; Fur-bearing animals. The Cat Family. 143 JAGUAE. The Jaguar is about as large as a timber wolf, and in strength and ferocity resembles the royal Bengal tiger; b\it unlike the tiger it is an agile climber, although it has a massive and heavy appearance. The general color of the Jaguar is a light yellowish brown, beautifully marked with chocolate brown or black roset rings, which with the exception of those on the head and tail generally have a small black spot in the center. The hair is short, but longer than that on the East Indian Leopard, and is almost white on the under part of the Jaguak. "It is a merciful dispensation of Providence that ani- mals like the Jaguar, Puma, Tiger and Lion are not gre- garious, but hunt singly or in couples. If they herded like wolves whole provinces would be depopulated by their ravages; but as it is they can be destroyed in de- tail and their numbers kept within bounds while their depredations are confined to their native ; The Jaguar is found in Mexico, British Honduras and most parts of South America with the exception of Chili and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Petersen, Marcus, 1854-. Buffalo, N. Y. , Hammond Press
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