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LION. 
Shingal 1 Bengal ^ ^ BM>ar ' Hind ; Oontea ha 9 h ’ Savaz ’ Guzerat; 
„ arl / / p 6j,x '*-~ A t I ™ ost «tinct in India, a few being still left in the Gir Juna- 
gadh 4 orest, Kathiawar, Mount Abu, and perhaps Oodeypur. 
Period of gestation. — 108 days. Two or three are produced in a litter. 
Description - A uniform pale tawny without spots or stripes, black tufted 
tail, mane usually very scanty. Average length 8|- to 9 feet, 3i feet in height. 
Body, 5£ to 6J feet long ; tail, 2f to 3 ; mane sometimes 10 inches to a foot 
long. Average weight about 400 lbs. 
. Lions a™ bolder and more noisy than tigers, especially in the evening and 
t=aerf ht in! ley are n0Ctn !T T th ®, lr ha .b' ts and are probably less powerful than 
tigers, lhe mane is not developed until after full growth. 
Measurements.— The largest Indian lion recorded in recent years was one 
f t l mcl 3, es > Rhot by, the Lieut. Percy Hancock. Lieut.-Col. Fenton, 
m The Indian held .records one he shot in the Gir Forest of 9 feet 5 inches, and 
m the same locality Lord Harris bagged one of 9 feet 7 inches. In Stemdale’s 
■Mammaha vfe find mention of lions from 8 feet 6 inches to 9 feet 6 inches and 
toe old Delhi Gazette contains an account of the shooting of a Central India 
