. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 42 NATURAL niSTOBY. There are several <n' the dorae«iic cat, among which the An^oi-a cats, with tl'-Mr boinuifnl lo,i- fur. And the Manx cats of the Chartreuse bri'd, ^liich have no tailn, 've the most conspicuous. ^â M^ ';A;r,s.* ⢠_ The Caracal ^ found in niosl pans of Awia luid Africa. It derives its name fion. the blar;^- tips of its cure, which render ii a very conspicuous auimal. U is one of the group of the Lynxes, and is generally supposed to be the animal refen-ed to by several anci
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 42 NATURAL niSTOBY. There are several <n' the dorae«iic cat, among which the An^oi-a cats, with tl'-Mr boinuifnl lo,i- fur. And the Manx cats of the Chartreuse bri'd, ^liich have no tailn, 've the most conspicuous. ^â M^ ';A;r,s.* ⢠_ The Caracal ^ found in niosl pans of Awia luid Africa. It derives its name fion. the blar;^- tips of its cure, which render ii a very conspicuous auimal. U is one of the group of the Lynxes, and is generally supposed to be the animal refen-ed to by several ancient authors under tlie name of Lynx. It lives on the smaller nuacb-upeds and birds, -which it i)ui-sues even to the tops of tiie trees. There are no records of its being tamed, as in exaj instance when confined it snarls at those who approach its cage. Tlie length of its body is about two feet, and its heiglv* about fourteen inches. ââ(Turk. Hack ears.). MelanOtis (Gr. filKas, black; oSj, an ear), the Caracal. * 1 Tail of Domestic Cat. 2. Tail of Wild 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Routledge
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