EYRA (Felis eyra)  , a South American wild cat, of weasel-like build, and uniform coloration, varying in different individuals from reddish-yellow to chestnut . It is found in Brazil, Guiana and Paraguay, and extends its range to the Rio del Norte, „but is rare north of the isthmus of Panama . Little is known of its habits in a wild state, beyond the fact that it is a forest-dweller, active in movement and fierce in disposition . Several have been exhibited in the London Zoological Gardens, and some have grown gentle in captivity . Don Felix de Azara wrote of one which he kept on a chain that it was " as gentle and playful as any kitten could be.” The name is sometimes applied to, the jaguarondi .