LIONS 



in which the hunter is watching for him. This neglect 

 of the lion enabled me not only to observe the royal 

 beast at close range, but also to flash the light of my 

 camera at him and to catch him in the very act. These 

 night-pictures of mine prove, among other things, that 

 the lion does not approach his prey in leaps, but that he, 

 true to his feline nature, adopts stealthy approach before 

 he makes a single dash for it and kills it instantly, biting 

 or breaking its neck. 



In 1900 1 had the good-fortune to observe a remark- 

 able incident of animal life. I had been following the 

 tracks of some lions for many hours, when suddenly I 

 chanced to come upon an ostrich nest containing a 



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