NATURAL HISTORY. 
LION. 
Tiif. Lion, justly styled by all writers, 
the King of Beasts, is generally of a dun 
colour; his head is vastly large and strong; 
his nose thick; his mouth very wide; his 
eyes are red, fiery, and hollow; his fore feet 
have five distinct claws on each foot, and 
the hinder but four; all crooked, sharp, and 
exceeding hard ; his sight and smelling are 
very acute. He cannot endure fire. 
At present the Lion is only found in Africa 
find the East Indies; in some of which coun- 
tries he grows to an enormous height ; but 
the ordinary size is between three and four 
feet. He has lived in England to the age of 
seventy years. His skin is an attribute of 
Hercules ; and he is a sign in the Zodiac, 
answering to July and August. 
