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herself one morning by presenting five fine 

 little cubs to the Park. As three is usually 

 the largest number at a birth, this was quite 

 a large family. The cubs were fine, healthy 

 little specimens who looked about and around 

 their world from the moment they were born 

 — lion cubs are born with their eyes open — 

 mewed like little kittens, and were certainly 

 the prettiest little animals ever seen. 



Their soft, tawny little bodies were covered 

 with faint dark spots ; they were well formed, 

 had neat, nicely rounded heads and looked as 

 though they had all just waked up from a 

 nice refreshing nap. When these cubs were 

 about three months old they had got over the 

 worst of their troubles, teething and the like, 

 and by this time are no longer cubs ; there are 

 now only four of them — one having had an 

 accident, and strong, vigorous specimens of 

 young lions they are, now over four years 

 old and nearly full grown. 



In my many studies of wild animals in 

 captivity, I have always maintained that no 

 wild animal is ever "tamed," only trained, 



