Its ears were flattened close to its evil head.

Its yellow eyes were mere slits of fire.

Its claws unsheathed themselves from the furry pads,--long, hooked claws, capable of disemboweling a grown deer at one sabre-stroke of the muscular hindlegs.

Into the rubble and litter of the ledge the claws sank, and receded, in rhythmic motion.
The compact yellow body tightened into a ball.

The back quivered.