LIONS AND TIGERS 



tempted to enter the shifting den by his food being 

 offered to him at the far end, but as it was uncertain how 

 long it would take to induce the beast to venture into the 

 temporary den, the men who were employed to carry out 

 the removal were not kept waiting until the animal 

 thought proper to do so, but went about their work. 

 When the beast had made up his mind and walked into 

 the travelling cage the keeper in attendance closed the 

 door immediately behind him and the bell in the clock- 

 tower was rung as the signal to the other men that the 

 animal had been trapped. The men at once knew that 

 they were required to convey the captured animal to his 

 new home. 



Although this was a somewhat slow process the whole 

 collection was removed without the slightest damage 

 being done either to the animals or to the persons 

 employed in the undertaking. 



CUrriXG THE CLAWS OF LIONS AND TIGERS. 



The claws of all the cat species continue to grow 

 during the life of the animal, and it is only by their 

 continual use that they are worn down, otherwise they 

 grow in the form of a circle and the joints enter the pad 

 under the toe of the beast, thereby producing lameness. 

 As a rule all domestic cats use their claws frequently, to 

 the disfigurement of the, household furniture ; the legs of 

 tables, if of soft wood, are objects often selected. In 

 order to prevent lions, tigers, and other members of the 

 feline class from suffering by the growth of the claws the 

 dens are supplied with trunks of trees upon which they 

 generally amuse themselves, and therefore keep their toe- 

 nails in proper condition. 



Sometimes, however, it is found that they have neglected 



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