मृगपक्षी-शास्त्र (हंसदेव - १३वीं शती का अमर भारतीय वन्यजीव, पक्षी एवं प्राणि-विज्ञान)

[3rd variety of CATS]
(OTHU OR WILD CATS)
These kinds of cats are black in colour and spotted with different
colours. They have long stripes (on their bodies,) jaws and claws.
Some are a little dreadful living in forests alone. They are fond of
eating flesh and sleeping always. They mew terribly. They are harmful
to minor animals. They have rough hair and long tails and a little broad
eyes. They stoop to cruel actions always.
[4th variety of CATS]
(AKHUBHUK)
Cats of these kinds are very tall and yellowish-brown in colour.
They often kill small animals as they are fond of eating flesh. They are
very cruel-minded and mew very dreadfully. They generally wander in
nights Some have uniform colour on their faces, stomachs, and rear
portions and the rest of the bodies are in some other colour. Naturally
they do not hear sweet words and they are not easily capturable. Some
have black faces, owing to long jaws. Some are white with bad smell.
[5th variety of CATS]
(MEDAKA OR CIVET CATS)
These kinds of cats are the best ones. They are born in forests
alone. Their bodies are long and they have very bushy tails. They have
much mustaches on their faces. When they are black, there are red dots
on their bodies and when are red, there are white dots throughout.
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