LION SEIZING PREY 



Members of the Cat tribe, both small and large, hunt their prey 

 in the same kind of way. First there is a stealthy approach, and 

 last a sudden spring, which commonly secures a victim. The 

 plate represents this final stage in the case of a lion which has 

 been stalking a herd of Sable Antelopes. The so-called "king 

 of beasts" is enormously strong, and literally hurls himself upon 

 his prey, preferring the neck as the point of attack. The first 

 blow of the paws often shatters the cervical vertebrae, causing 

 instant death. 



