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V. Flesh-eating Animals: The Felines, or the Cat Tribe 66
The Feline has Strong Fangs 67
The Feline's Tongue is Rough 68
The Feline's Claws are Retractile 68
The Feline has Padded Paws 71
VI. The Tiger 73
The Life History of the Tiger Family 78
The Tiger's Family Dinner 83
VII. The Tiger Cubs' Lessons 87
Tiger Cubs Learn to Kill Prey, After their Parents have Caught It 88
Tiger Cubs Take Part in Hunt to Catch Prey 90
Tiger Cubs Learn to Catch Prey by Themselves 91
VIII. The Tigress Mother's Special Duties 97
The Truce of the Water Hole 100
IX. The Special Qualities of Tiger and Tigress 102
Both Tiger and Tigress Defend Their Cubs 104
The Tiger Family's Lost Dinner 110
The Tiger as a Heroic Husband 116
X. The Lion 128
The Lion Has the Fangs, the Tongue, the Claws, and the Paws of a Cat 132
How the Lion is Different from Other Cats 138
XI. The Lion's Daily Life 142
XII. The Lion a Noble Animal 156
Androcles and the Lion 156
The Lady and the Lioness 163
XIII. The Leopard 168
The Leopard's Ground Color and Spots 169
Why the Leopard has Spots 170
XIV. The Leopard's Habits 176
The Panther: Popular Name For Large Leopard 180
How the Leopard Seizes his Prey 181
The Leopard's One Amiable Quality He Loves Perfumes 182
The Leopard and the Lavender 183
XV. American Leopard: The Jaguar 188
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