. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE CAT FAMILYâLION. Ill but agility comes in time. Towards the close of the first year they have attained the size of a strong Dog. In the third year the mane begins to appear in the male, but full growth and distinction of sex are only completed in the sixth or seventh year. The age a Lion attains is in proportion to the slow develop- ment. There are cases on record where Lions have lived to be seventy years old in captivity ; although they lose much of their beauty and show signs of decay rather early, in spite of the best of ca
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE CAT FAMILYâLION. Ill but agility comes in time. Towards the close of the first year they have attained the size of a strong Dog. In the third year the mane begins to appear in the male, but full growth and distinction of sex are only completed in the sixth or seventh year. The age a Lion attains is in proportion to the slow develop- ment. There are cases on record where Lions have lived to be seventy years old in captivity ; although they lose much of their beauty and show signs of decay rather early, in spite of the best of care. He needs about eight pounds of fresh meat daily. This will keep him in fine condition and he will grow fat on it. I have taken care of a Lioness for two years. She became accustomed to the household in a very short time and enjoyed the freedom of the whole yard. She soon followed me about ilke a Dog, caressed me at every opportunity and annoyed me only by coming to my bed in the night and awakening me with her Experience with a Tame THTT STTWFOAL LION Although there are differences in the Lions found in various parts, they are so shght as to scarcely justify a -' .^ J- ^^''â ^ Ti,» irin;5^A»l vrrrance is in the mane of the male, which is largest and darkest in the Barbary Lion. In the Senegal Lion the scientific division. The principal variance is in t^iem^^^^^^^ o ^^e ' ⢠^,^^ .^ ^^^ ^.^^ ^.^ j^.^^^^^_ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^.^ p^^^ ^^^ "eTboutt tlkrth^f ^eal'b^t a^^ --^s, which they would like to know more about before commencing. (Felis ieo senegalensis.) The Lion Lions captured young may become very in tame if they receive mtelligent care. 1 hey Captuity. know their keeper and become attached to him in proportion to the attention he bestows on them. One cannot imagine a more amiable creature than a Lion tamed in this way, which has forgotten his freedom, and I might say his Lionhood, and de- votes himself to Man with his whole soul. With good fpod a L
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