St Nicholas [serial] . THE TIGEK the lion, and they were very anxious to see how itwas done. The animals in the other cages—the leopards,the hyenas, the panthers, the lynxes, the wild cats,and even the Bengal tigers — seemed disturbedwhile the lion was roaring. Perhaps they, too, annoyed, or angered by an attack, or anxious abohis dinner when it was a little late, or cross iaccount of having his room put to rights by tjkeeper, or in a bad humor, or excited from aicause whatever. In a cage not very far away from the lions was 877-J A VILLAGE OF WILD BEASTS. 653 )ear—not a very large fellow—whos
St Nicholas [serial] . THE TIGEK the lion, and they were very anxious to see how itwas done. The animals in the other cages—the leopards,the hyenas, the panthers, the lynxes, the wild cats,and even the Bengal tigers — seemed disturbedwhile the lion was roaring. Perhaps they, too, annoyed, or angered by an attack, or anxious abohis dinner when it was a little late, or cross iaccount of having his room put to rights by tjkeeper, or in a bad humor, or excited from aicause whatever. In a cage not very far away from the lions was 877-J A VILLAGE OF WILD BEASTS. 653 )ear—not a very large fellow—whose name seemed0 puzzle a good many of the visitors. He was:alled The Sun-bear, and many persons sup-. THE LION. losed this name was given him because he has onis breast a yellow place which looks somethingke a rude picture of a sun-rise. But the reasonir his name is his habit of lying in the sun like aog. He is a native of Borneo, and is different inis disposition from most bears, especially theolar bear, who adores ice and snow, and woulduther never see a menagerie than be obliged toike a nap in the sun on a warm day. But animalsave their little peculiarities, just as we building, which is called The Lion andiger House, contains a great many animals,lost of them savage, meat-eating beasts. Thereas a lioness there who had a very different dis-osition from her grave and dignified husband,he was very uneasy and cross, and as I was stand-ig looking at her, she sprang at me with a growl,here were strong iron bars between us, but I(voluntarily stepped back. I dont like wild beasts) spring at me. In the next cage to this lioness was her son, atie lion-cub, with bandy legs, and the
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