. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. <- It bo Junce. s been often con- \ more I'ough than t bushy, especially ked with iiregulai- black si»ots. Tne n the Leopard, by also by the rough- in the opinion of ountainoiis regions, but little known. NATURAL HISTORY. LEOPAUDUS. 37. Onca (Gr. OfKa, a proper name), the Jaguar. The Jaguar inhabits America. It is larger and more powerful than the leopard, which it resembles in colour, but has a black streak across the chest, and a black spot in the centre of the rosettes. It is fond of climbing trees, and
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. <- It bo Junce. s been often con- \ more I'ough than t bushy, especially ked with iiregulai- black si»ots. Tne n the Leopard, by also by the rough- in the opinion of ountainoiis regions, but little known. NATURAL HISTORY. LEOPAUDUS. 37. Onca (Gr. OfKa, a proper name), the Jaguar. The Jaguar inhabits America. It is larger and more powerful than the leopard, which it resembles in colour, but has a black streak across the chest, and a black spot in the centre of the rosettes. It is fond of climbing trees, and finds little diflficulty in ascending, even when the trunk is smoi >th and destitute of branches. It chases monkeys successfully, and is said to watch for turtles on the beach, and to scoop out their flesh by tm-ning them on their backs and inserting 11;; paws between the shells. It often makes feai-ful havoc among the sheep-folds, and is said to depart so far from the usual habits of the Felidaj, as to enter the water after tish, and to capture them in the shallow water. There have been instances of the domestic cat acting in the same 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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