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time, but thirst he cannot support ; some believe him in a, 

 continual fever ; he drinks as often as he finds water, and 

 laps it ; he requires about fifteen pounds of raw flesh in a 

 day ; he rather hunts for a fresh spoil, than returns to that 

 he had before ; his breath is offensive, and his urine insup- 

 portable ; horses for hunting them of that sort called 

 charossi ; all others fly at the sight of him, ii. 399. The 

 lion prefers the flesh of camels to other food ; is also fond 

 of that of young elephants ; when old, finding men and 

 quadrupeds together, he attacks the latter, and never 

 meddles with men, unless provoked ; manner of copulation, 

 time of gestation, number brought forth, and time taken 

 to come to perfection, all known ; a lion in the Tower of 

 London above seventy years ; the lioness, fearing her re- 

 treat discovered, hides her tracks, by running back, or 

 brushing them out with her tail ; becomes terrible with 

 young ones to provide for; lions, incited by desire, fight 

 bloody battles, till one becomes victorious over the rest ; 

 the size of the lion between three and four feet ; the female 

 in all dimensions about one-third less ; there are properly 

 no lions in America; the puma has received the name of 

 the American lion, but, when compared, is a very contemp- 

 tible animal, 411. 



Lion-ant described, vi. 8. 



Lion-cat, or Angora-cat, a beautiful animal, a native of Syria 

 or Persia, ii. 397. 



Lion-dog described, iii. 19. 



Lion, (sea) described in Anson's Voyages, regarded as the 

 largest of the seal family, iii. 270. 



Lipidopus, the garter-fish, its description, v. 125. 



Lips, those of the hare and the squirrel continually move, 

 whether sleeping or waking, iii. 118. 



Lithophytes, and coralline substances, vi. 195. 



Litters, in all animals intermediate litters most fruitful ; first 

 and last generally produce fewest and weakest of the kind, 

 ii. 172. 



Liver of a shark affords three or four quarts of oil, v. 74-. 



Lizards, along the coasts of Guinea their flesh esteemed a 

 delicacy, iii. 2<k Differ from every other class of animals, 

 and from each other ; whence the greatest distinction ; 

 general characteristics, v. 287. The water kind changes 

 its skin every fourth or fifth day ; sprinkled with salt, the 

 whole body emits a viscous liquor, and the lizard dies in 

 three minutes in great agonies ; the whole of the kind sus- 

 tain the want of food in a surprising manner, 288. 



Lizard, (Chalcidian) of Aldrovandus, described, v. 322. 



Lizard, (Flying) of Java, account of it by Gentil, v 322. 



Loach, the description of this fish, v. 126. 



