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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 351 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LEOPARD .—See also:

SiZe 3 to 6 ft. See also:long. There are several kinds, the See also:chief being the See also:snow or See also:ounce, See also:Chinese, See also:Bengal, See also:Persian, See also:East See also:Indian and See also:African. The first variety inhabit the Himalayas and are beautifully covered with a deep soft See also:fur quite long compared to the See also:flat harsh See also:hair of the Bengal sort. The See also:colours are See also:pale See also:orange and See also:white with very dark markings, a strong contrast making a See also:fine effect. Most artists See also:prize these skins above all others. The Chinese are of a See also:medium orange See also:brown See also:colour, but full in fur. The East Indian are less full and not so dark. The Bengal are dark and medium in colour, See also:short and hard hair, but useful for See also:floor rugs, as they do not hold the dust like the See also:fuller and softer hair of the kinds previously named. They are also used for drummers' aprons and See also:saddle cloths in the Indian See also:army. The African are small with pale See also:lemon colour grounds very closely marked with See also:black spots on the skin, the strong contrast making a pleasing effect. Occasionally, where something very marked is wanted, See also:skating jackets and See also:carriage aprons are made from the softest and flattest of skins, but usually they are made into See also:settee covers, floor rugs and See also:foot muffs. Value 2s. to 405.

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