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CHAPTER VI. 



DAY AND NIGHT HAUNTS OF THE LION THE LION AND LAMB 

 LYING DOWN TOGETHER LIONS HUNTING IN COMPANY AD- 

 VENTURE IN PURSUIT OF GNOOS THE LION'S PREY BRINGING 

 DOWN THE GIRAFFE A PRECONCERTED PLOT DOMESTICATION 

 OF THE LION AN UNPROFITABLE CUSTOMER FOR THE BUTCHERS 

 CAPACITY FOR INSTRUCTION RESPECT FOR HIS KEEPER 

 TEMPER IN CONFINEMENT SCANDINAVIAN LYNX. 



lion is essentially a nocturnal animal. Even 

 the Royal Psalmist makes reference to this 

 matter, civ., verses 20, 21, 22. "Thou makest 

 darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of 

 the forest do creep forth. The young lions roar 

 after their prey, and seek their meat from (Jod. 

 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, 

 and lay them down in their dens." * 



During the day, the lion lies concealed on the 

 mountain side or beneath the shade of some umbra- 

 geous tree or wide-spreading bush. lie is also 

 partial to lofty reeds or long rank yellow grass, 

 such as occur in low lying " vleys." From those, 

 his haunts, he sallies forth when the sun goes down 

 and commences his nightly prowls. 



Though his habits are in the main nocturnal, yet 

 in wild and desolate regions, where he is subject to 



