93 
CHAPTER VI. 
DAY AND NIGHT HAUNTS OF THE LION—THE LION AND LAMB 
LYING DOWN TOGETHER—LIONS HUNTING IN COMPANY—AD¬ 
VENTURE IN PURSUIT OF GNOOS—THE LION’S PREY—BRINGING 
DOWN THE GIRAFFE—A PRECONCERTED PLOT—DOMESTICATION 
OF THE LION—AN UNPROFITABLE CUSTOMER FOR THE BUTCHERS 
—CAPACITY FOR INSTRUCTION—RESPECT FOR HIS KEEPER— 
TEMPER IN CONFINEMENT—SCANDINAVIAN LYNX. 
TipHE lion is essentially a nocturnal animal. Even 
the Royal Psalmist makes reference to this 
matter, civ., verses 20, 21, 22. “ Thou makest 
darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of 
the forest do creep forth. The young lions roar 
after their prey, and seek their meat from God. 
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, 
and lay them down in their dens.” 
During the day, the lion lies concealed on the 
mountain side or beneath the shade of some umbra¬ 
geous tree or wide-spreading bush. He is also 
partial to lofty reeds or long rank yellow grass, 
such as occur in low lying “ vleys.” From these, 
his haunts, he sallies forth when the sun goes down 
and commences his nightly prowls. 
Though his habits are in the main nocturnal, yet 
in wild and desolate regions, where he is subject to 
