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Animals in the Wild 



LEO THE LION 



Lions like each other's society more than tigers, and groups of ten or twenty 

 traveling together are often seen in African game reserves. There they look on 

 undisturbed when visitors' cars go by. 



tries to overpower any animal that is a match for it. Mr. Buck 

 discovered, furthermore, that lion cubs are more tame than tiger 

 cubs, and that older lions are more amenable to the company of 

 humans than tigers are. 



A male lion is far more handsome than his mate, because of 

 the great ruff around his neck. A lioness may have as many as six 

 cubs in one litter. They are completely helpless at first, as their 

 eyes do not open for about a week. Sometimes they suffer from 

 the once-common childhood ailment of rickets, and teething may 

 give them a great deal of trouble. 



GIRAFFES WALKING SKYSCRAPERS 



Children are naturally fascinated by the giraffe, the world's 

 tallest animal, because of its long neck. A youngster who already 

 knows something about anatomy may wonder whether this un^ 



