. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. m. 166 MK ) arc on tliclr post«( ixs sontincls, nntl dpstrnyiiin; in one swoop tlic oiitiiv stock of poultrv that happen to Itn rnUt'ptf'd iiiidcr that rnof. Kvoii slioiilfl they roost out of doors thny aro no loss in dan;^,.!-, f,,]- tiii> Leopard ean clainhcr a pole or tn'o with niarvclions rapility, and with his n^ady \\v strike ilnwn tiie poor bird Iiet'ore it is fairly awakened. Tlie followini,' narratives of the (Jape fieopanl and its oaptnro are taken from tlio an
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. m. 166 MK ) arc on tliclr post«( ixs sontincls, nntl dpstrnyiiin; in one swoop tlic oiitiiv stock of poultrv that happen to Itn rnUt'ptf'd iiiidcr that rnof. Kvoii slioiilfl they roost out of doors thny aro no loss in dan;^,.!-, f,,]- tiii> Leopard ean clainhcr a pole or tn'o with niarvclions rapility, and with his n^ady \\v strike ilnwn tiie poor bird Iiet'ore it is fairly awakened. Tlie followini,' narratives of the (Jape fieopanl and its oaptnro are taken from tlio anecdotes so kindly ])laeed at my disposal by Captain Draysoii. The Lkopard acts in a very sulitle manner, remainint,' in some nidikely spot near a villaiije, and committing,'a t,n'eii* amount of havoc Im'Toh' its wliereahouts is diseovciiil. [ knew that two Leopards were loi'ated in the l)ush at Xatal witliln half a mile of th har- racks, and yet they were never seen. The disappearance of a do<f and a stray pig were the only indications that *' ,- <:;ave to the non-oI)servers of their l)einn some spots of brown came over him, ; ud he changed all over of a brownish tint; wli II I irritated him witli my linj,'er ho opened his comical mouth ami <,'avo asnpinj; sort of hiss, whilst his swivel eyes pointed each in ditlerent directions at the same time. " Suddenly I heanl the scream ol a buck at a short distance from me ; and eoncludin;,' that the animal had been cau;;lit in a trap set by the Kallirs, I ji'rasped my <,niii, iuid pushed through the underwood towards the spot. Before I had f,'one far the noise ceased, and when I reached the place whence 1 conceive<l it had conu\ I saw nothiu j remarkable ; there Avas no sir,'n of a buck or of a trap. I therefore examined for spoor, mi I found that there had been a scullle on tlie ;,n'ouud ; and a few yards from the si^rn l)lood-spots lay on the loaves, toj,fether with pieces of fur which 1 recognised as belo
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