. An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the United States of America, and of the European settlements in America and the West-Indies . carry off a child. H^leems to be allured by fire, which terrifies all other carnivorousanimals, and betrays no fear of either man or beaft. He isfound in the northern and middle States, and mofl probably inHudlbns bay. jfa^uar.—The jaguar is the mod formidable animal of thenew conlident, rather larger than the panther, with hair of abright tawny colour^ The top of the back is marked with longflripes of black, the fides beautifully v
. An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the United States of America, and of the European settlements in America and the West-Indies . carry off a child. H^leems to be allured by fire, which terrifies all other carnivorousanimals, and betrays no fear of either man or beaft. He isfound in the northern and middle States, and mofl probably inHudlbns bay. jfa^uar.—The jaguar is the mod formidable animal of thenew conlident, rather larger than the panther, with hair of abright tawny colour^ The top of the back is marked with longflripes of black, the fides beautifully variegated with irregularcblong fpots, open in the middle ; the tail not fo long as.$hatof• lie ounce, and irregularly marked with large black fpots. It is found in the holteft parts of South-America, is veryGercc, and when prcded with hunger, will lometiraes ventureto icize a man. The Ii\diuns are much afraid of it, and think it prefers themto the white inhabitants, who, perhaps, are better prepared totepei its attacks. In travelling through the deferts of Guiana,they lij;ht great fires in the night, of v^hich thefe animals aremuch afraid. oI^iGTTAli o. ;*. sc . OF AMERICAN QUADRUPEDS. 345 They Iiowl dreadfully ; their cry, whi^h is ex|)renive of thetwo monofyllables, hou, kou, is fomewhat pbintive, grave, andftrong, like that of aa ox. The ant eater, though it has no teeth to defend itfelf with,is the moft cruel enemy the jaguar has to encounter. As foonas the jaguar attacks this little animal, it lies down on its back,and with its long claws feizes and fuffocates him. Couguar.—This animal is called by fome the Puma, or Ameri-can Lion, but differs fo much from that jioble animal, as not jto^ admit of any comparifon. Its head is fmall, it has no name, itslength, from nofe to tail, is five feet three inches, the tail twofeet. The predominant colour is a lively red, mixed with black,efpecially on the back, where it is darkefh : its chin, its threat,and all the inferi
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