Identifier: allaboutanimalsf00newy (find matches)
Title: All about animals. Facts, stories and anecdotes
Year: 1900 (1900s)
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Subjects: Animals
Publisher: New York, McLoughlin bros
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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k 01 the lion is to liein wait upon some rock near a path where deer and antelope pass on theirway to drink. Its color here again serves to keep it concealed, for it lies sostill that even the timid deer are deceived, and do not see their enemy crouch-ing in ambush. As the deer pass by, the lion springs among them and dragsa victim down. The lion has earned his regal title from his strength. It is said that afull-grown male will attack and pull down a buffalo. It easily drags thebody of the largest horse over the roughest ground. When a lion makes anattack it springs upon its victims neck, and at the same time deals a fearfulblow with its paw. Many are the stories told showing this trait, and one of the most inter-esting comes from the late Dr. Livingstone: A number of natives had found a lion concealed in a long grass swamp.Forming a circle, they closed slowly in, beating tom-toms all the while. Asthe circle became very narrow, the lion suddenly broke cover with a roar, and THE LION.
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A LIONESS AND CUBS. made off for the nearest shelter. The natives scattered right and left, butone man, unable to get away quickly enough, was knocked down by thelion. When the hunt was over .the doctor returned expecting to find theman only stunned, when, to his surprise, he found his shoulder broken andhis skull crushed like an e^sr-shell from the blow he had received. The lion is not a sneak like the tiger, for instead of seeking cover itcomes boldly out into the open, and it is killed that much easier. An instanceof the nature of the lion is here shown in the following story: A hunter camping in Abvssinia was one evening surprised when a nativetold him that a few minutes before he had passed quite close to a full-grownlion. You were not afraid ? asked the hunter. No, replied the native. Why should I be ? The lion never attacks us unless he is very hungry orannoved. J This last story shows an odd trait in the lions character. The lion has

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