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NATURAL HISTORY. 
that, when reechoed among the mountains, it resem- 
bles distant thunder. 
2. When the Lion is roused for battle, nothing can 
be more formidable,. He theA *ashes his sides with 
his tail, and his mane rises and bristles about his head ; 
his eyeballs glare ; he shows his formidable teeth and 
tongue, and extends his long and sharp claws. In 
this condition, few animals, except the tiger, will ven- 
ture singly to oppose him. 
3. The Lion is along-lived animal; having been 
known to live to the age of seventy. Notwithstanding 
he is so strong and fierce, he seldom attacks any one 
unless hungry or provoked. The negroes and Hot- 
tentots attack him with iron-headed spears and jave- 
lins, and, by means of their numbers, overpower him. 
4. Nothing can be more dreadful to a traveller in 
the wilderness than to hear the Lion roar, and see 
him approaching. When Mungo Park was journey- 
ing in Africa, he was often frightened, when alone in 
the woods, by Lions, and sometimes was obliged to 
climb a tree, in order to escape from them. 
5. At one time, as he rode past some bushes, he 
saw a very large Lion, lying with his head between 
his fore-paws, in a position to leap. He expected the 
Lion would spring upon him, and instantly tear him in 
pieces. But, not being hungry, the animal quietly 
suffered him to pass on. 
6. The Lion can be tamed. The keepers of wild 
What is said of the Lion when roused for battle 1 
What is said of the length of his life ? 
On what occasion does ne attack people ? 
How do the Hottentots attack and overpower the Lion ? 
What is the situation of a traveller in the wilderness when he 
hears the Lion roar ? 
What is related of Mungo Park when journeying in Africa ? 
Can the Lion be tamed 1 
