AlklCAN NAIURK NOTKS 



situtungax, anrl inyalas — I^eoparrlH the only enemien of the smaller bush- 

 haunting antrlopcs Recognition marks - Must renflor animaJH con- 

 Kpicuous to fric-nd anrl foe alike — Ranges ofailicfl sf»cf;ics f>f antelopes 

 seldom ovcrhip Hybridisation w;mctimcs takf.s place — Wonderful 

 coloration of tli': iK^ntchok Coloration distinctly conspicuous and 

 therefore not i)roter tivc Recognition marks unnecessary Coloration 

 of the hlesbok The hieshok merely a duller coloured hontehok — 

 Difference in the habitat of the two species The coloration of lx)th 

 sj>ccies may he due to the influence of their respective environments — 

 'i'he weak pf>iiit in the theory of protective cr>|f>ratiori when ai)pliecl 

 to large rnanmials Hares and foxes in the Arctic and siih-Arctic regions 

 — The efficacy of olour prf)tection at once fleslrr^yed by movement — 

 Buffaloes and lions — (icrieral conclusions regarcling the theory of 

 protective coloration as ap])lied to large mammals. . i'ages 24-43 



CM A I'll-: i< III 



NOIKS ON '111 I: I -ION 



The lion — Nativf narnrs ff)r - Character of Death of I'onto — J'icture in 

 Cf>rdr)n (iumming's bf)ok Deatfi of I lendrik Number f»f natives killed 

 by lions Usual rnfxic of seizure A trooper's adventure • Poisonous 

 nature of lion's bite Story of the Tsavo man-eaters Deith of Mr. 

 Ryall Stf)ry of the tragedy - Precautions by natives against lions — 

 Remains of a lion's victim found I'our women killed Lion killed — 

 (Jarcase burned Story of the Majili man-eater — Man-eating lions 

 usually f»Id animals -Strength of lions Large ox killed by single lion 

 — Buffaloes killed by lions Ox slowly killed by family of lions — 

 Lions usually silent when attacking and killing their prey — Camp 

 apprf)af;hed by three lions — Various ways of killing game — Favourite 

 food of lif)ns (iiraffes rarely killed by lions Kviflence as to lions 

 attacking elephants -Michael Kngelbreght's story Mr. Arrifjt's letter 

 describing the killing of an elephant cow by six lions . 44-66 



CHAi''I"i':K IV 



NOTKS ON -mi', r.ioN {((ifilinui(l) 



Dejjrerlations of lions in Mashunaland Sad death of Mr. Teale Creat 

 slaughter of pigs by a lioness- -Mode of entering a cattle krjuil Metho<I 

 of killing |)r(!y Sharpness of lion's claws - Mode of .seizing a horse 

 in motion Lion chasing kftodoos Lions lying in waif for oxen — I low 

 a lion charges RlacU Jantje's st»)ry — Numbing effect of lion's bite- 

 Cruelty in nature -A[)pearance of wihl lions (>olotir of eyes — Lions 

 at bay -A crouching lion A lucky shot —The cat a lion in miniature — 

 A danger signal S(icial habits of lions Troops of lions — Lions on the 

 Mababi plain — Difference between cubs of one litter — Individual 

 differences in lif)ns (ireat variation in the development of the mane — 

 Lion probably first evolved in a cold climate - Still found in Lurope in 

 the time of Herodotus- Effect of cold on growth of lion's mane 67-84 



