. Portraits at the zoo . an giveterrible blows with his head, the top part of which iscovered with flat horns; and the giraffe can kick viciouslyand vigorously with its front legs, doing terrible damage to aLions face and head; also both these animals can get overthe ground very quickly, which means a great deal ofexertion for the Lion, which he objects to very much. So heoften contents himself with smaller animals which are easierto catch. In 1646, Sir John Gayer, who was then Lord Mayor of THE LION London, made known a wonderful escape he had had. Hewas travelling at one time in the Arabian
. Portraits at the zoo . an giveterrible blows with his head, the top part of which iscovered with flat horns; and the giraffe can kick viciouslyand vigorously with its front legs, doing terrible damage to aLions face and head; also both these animals can get overthe ground very quickly, which means a great deal ofexertion for the Lion, which he objects to very much. So heoften contents himself with smaller animals which are easierto catch. In 1646, Sir John Gayer, who was then Lord Mayor of THE LION London, made known a wonderful escape he had had. Hewas travelling at one time in the Arabian deserts andsuddenly came face to face with a Lion. To his surprise, theLion let him go by. As a thank-offering, Sir John asked inhis will that every year on October 16th a sermon shouldbe preached in St. Catherine Cree Church, in LeadenhallStreet. The minister was to have one pound for preachingthe sermon; three shillings each were to be given to theclerk and sexton, and about eight pounds distributed amongstthe poor. 12. THE MEPUBLIC.! TILDEN FO THE RED DEER THE Red Deer, or Stag, is a well-known Europeananimal, and one of the most beautiful and graceful ofall the deer species. In ancient times it used to be veryplentiful in the British Isles, and fossil remains arefound in nearly all the old caverns and in many otherplaces throughout Europe. But at the present time, in this country the Red Deeris only found in Devon, Exmoor Forest, the Highlands ofScotland, and in Gonnemara and Kerry. The Red Deer ofPerthshire are remarkably fine, strong animals; very quickand alert, and they sometimes weigh as much as twenty-fivestone. Some years ago, the late Prince Consort sent a fewfine specimens out to New Zealand, where they not onlythrive wonderfully, but grow very strong and big. The RedDeer of the Continent are also rather finer animals thanthose that live in Britain to-day, but no country can producesuch fine animals as those we used to have. A full-grown Red Deer will stand about f
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