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Panther presented to the Prince of Wales at Bankipore by the 109th Regiment, 1876. The future King Edward VII in India. '...a remarkably fine panther, one of the largest species known, which had been reared from a cub by Sergeant Wilkins, and is now perfectly tame. This animal is about 7 ft. 6 in. in length. Its skin, which shines like satin, is of a rich tawny or orange-tan colour on the upper part of the body, and white underneath; but the sides are marked with seven lines of black clustered spots, five or six of the spots to each cluster, with the tawny or fulvous ground showing in the centre through the black...The presentation to his Royal Highness was performed by Sergeant-Major Affleck, on behalf of the sergeants of the regiment. A photograph was taken by Private Jordan, of the 109th, from which we get our Illustration'. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.