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. 
CUTTING 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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