WITH FLASH-LIGHT AND RIFLE 



to observe and to hunt the lion in tropical Africa; many 

 a well-known explorer has crossed it from coast to coast 

 without even having seen a lion. Of the other wild 

 animals, I have seen, in the daytime, on the open steppe, 

 but one of the striped hyenas, which were discovered by 

 me and named after me, while I succeeded in catching 

 ninety in traps and in photographing a great many at 

 night by the use of the flash-light. 



On the other hand, some travellers happened to come 

 across lions in the daytime, as, for instance, the duke of 

 Mecklenburg and Prince Lichtenstein, in British East 

 Africa. 



The manes of the East African lions in general do not 

 grow so long or strong as those of the North and South 

 African lions, or of the lions in captivity. The mane is 

 most likely a sexual ornament. Yet there are adult 

 male lions in East Africa — I have killed such myself — 

 who lack every vestige of a mane. Lions born in cap- 

 tivity grow especially long and shaggy manes ; in fact, 

 finer specimens have probably been bred in zoological 

 gardens than were ever seen in the wilderness-. The 

 favorite prey in countries through which I have trav- 

 elled seems to be the zebra; the caravan-carriers also 

 find the flesh of the zebra most palatable. 



The elephant, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus — very 

 young animals excepted — are beyond the lion's power. 

 His natural prey are the larger antelopes and equine 

 animals, and all small-sized game, although the porcupine 



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