THE LION. 



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Mr. Cuniming's servant, Hendiich, killed by ;i .".; u-eatii ,. Lion. 



although one of the antelopes, the oryx, or gemsbok, not unfrequently avenges its own denth by the 

 destruction of its pursuer, its long straight horns impaling the Lion from side to side. The two skeletons 

 have been seen lying together. The roar of the Lion is one of its chief peculiarities; the best description 

 of it is in Cumming's Adventures. 



"One of the mo t striking things connected with the Lion is his voice, which is extremely grand and 

 peculiarly striking. It consists at times, of a low, deep moaning, repeated five or six times, ending in 

 faintly audible sig s; at other times he startles the forest with loud, deep toned, solemn roars, repeated 

 live or six limes in quick succession, each increasing in loudness to the third or fourth, when his voice dies 

 away in five or six low, muffled sounds, very much resembling distant thunder. At times, and not unfre- 

 quently, a troop may be heard roaring in concert, one assuming the lead, ami two, three or four more regu- 

 larly taking up their parts like persons singing a catch." 



" As a general rule Lions roar during the night, their sighing moans commencing as the shades of evening 

 envelope the forest, and continuing at intervals throughout the night. In distant and secluded regions, 

 however, I have constantly heard them roaring loudly as late as nine and ten o'clock on a bright sunny 



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Persian Lion 



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