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Title: The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization, forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy
Year: 1849 (1840s)
Authors: Cuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832 Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University) NCRS Blyth, Edward, 1810-1873 Mudie, Robert, 1777-1842 Johnston, George, 1797-1855 Westwood, J. O. (John Obadiah), 1805-1893 Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885
Subjects: Animals
Publisher: London : Wm. S. Orr and Co., Amen Corner, Paternoster Row
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riety of it is perhaps the most remarkable, beingcovered with long silky hair. Of the spotlessspecies, may be mentioned] The Cougar, Puma, or pretended Lion ofAmei-ica (F. concolor, Lin.) (Fig. 36.)—Red [sil-very or greyish-red], with small spots of aslightly deeper colour, which are not easily per-ceived [nor always present in the adults, and asmall black tuft at the end of the tail. Sizenearly that of a Leopard], from both Americas,where it preys on Sheep, Deer, &c. [and haslieen known, though very rarely, to attackmankind. An allied species, redder, and withshorter tail, exclusively from South America, isknown as F. nnicolor; and there is a smallspecies also very similar, the Eira of Azzara,the tail of wliich is not tufted. The Jaguarond i ^. — «— ^ is another from the same locality, of medium Fig S6 —^ilo Cut. ? size, altogether of a blackish-brown, more orless dark, and rather low on the legs: and there is a deep reddish-brown Cat in India, scarcely larger than the
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• As a warning agninstuncertain temper of thesementioned a f.ict nhith occi tlie range of his bouse aiappearing thorouKhly reclaiside, when a child of threeoften done bef.>re, Ihe anitthe throat, and killed it tinstance has occurred in \.\ttime Ferret. The Doiiiesii s playing w , the f.re-as it had c assistance could be rendered. Aninntry of a babe being attacked by aIt is undoubtedly more susceptible ofnerally described ; and it is surprisint;rs the roueb handling of children. We any animal could well les ify, and this Id Ihe case of iudiniluHls had never fed it: but it s understood, with what general truth perhaps be questioned, t at while the Dog will mourn and evei to death over the body o its master, the Cat feels no eompuncti making it its prey : it is eedless to observe, however, that the lect of the Cat. is very nuch inferior to that of the Dog, on x< ai:couni some allow.-ince nay be granted. With respect to tlie D niestic Cat, al^to, another consideration be borne in
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