THE WILD CAT
The genuine wild cat of Britain is quite distinct from the familiar P* of the hearthrug, and is now fortunately rather rare in the Mother Country, although it is still to be found in extensive forests on the Continen The chief differences in the wiia cat are in the soles of the feet an the lips—which are black —and in tne tail, which is bushy and does not®® in a point. The fur is also full an deep, yellow ish-grey in colour an marked with indistinct black stripes. The wild cat was once known as the British tiger and is one of t fiercest animals. It will attack am with the greatest fury, slashing at n face and eyes. _ A few specimens are still to found in lonely mountainous parts Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Form - this animal committed great ha amongst the ground game.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 59, 1 June 1927, Page 14
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147THE WILD CAT Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 59, 1 June 1927, Page 14
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