“This animal was killed amongst some thickets on a rocky hill a few
miles from Maldonado. It appeared, when dead, much larger and stronger
than any domestic cat I ever saw, and it was described to me as having
been exceedingly fierce. I mention this because M. Temminck supposes
that the domesticated varieties of all animals are of larger size, than
the wild stock from which they are descended.”—D.[12]