XVI THE LION 203 
A lion of this kind may, and occasionally does, terrorise 
a large district. 
On the journey to Mombasa we had an excellent 
opportunity of examining a lion at Aden. The 
proprietor of the largest hotel on this sun-burnt rock 
had a young Somali lion which he kept as a pet 
The end of a lion’s tail showing the terminal prickle. 
(Museum, Royal College of Surgeons, England.) 
chained up like a dog on the verandah. The handsome 
beast lived on mutton and milk ; in spite of such good 
living it was docile and allowed the man who fed him 
to do whatever he pleased even to the extent of 
straightening out his tail in order that I might examine 
the prickle which is usually found at its tip. When¬ 
ever I see a lion alive or dead a strong yearning comes 
