32 SUBKLtfGDOM VERTEBKATA. 



ing to that of the desert tracts in which he lives, aids his 

 concealment in stealing upon his *prey. The pupil of his eye 

 is round, giving as extensive horizontal vision as vertical; 



Fig. 30. 



Fells leo, Lion. 



and his strength is such that he can carry off a cow with 

 ease, even leaping broad dikes and keeping ahead of pursuing 

 horsemen for miles without dropping it. He naturally feeds 



Fig. 81. 



Tuft of Lion's Tail, showing hook. 



at night, so that his apparent magnanimity in sometimes 

 sparing man and heast during the day is only because he is 

 already satiated with food. Like other animals, he has no 

 desire to kill merely for the sake of killing. 



