. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. m. NATURAL HISTORY. with, but he does not seem to stand in much fear of them. Gnoos, zebras, and antelopes, seem to be his favourite prey, Klthough one of the antelopes, the oryx, or gemsbok, not Leo.â a Llov.). â â if if DiirljaiuH {), th unfrequently avenges its own death by the destruction of its pursuer, its long straight horns impaling the Lion from side to side. The two skeletons have been seen lying together The roar of the Lion is one of its chief peculiarities ; the best <lescriptiou
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. m. NATURAL HISTORY. with, but he does not seem to stand in much fear of them. Gnoos, zebras, and antelopes, seem to be his favourite prey, Klthough one of the antelopes, the oryx, or gemsbok, not Leo.â a Llov.). â â if if DiirljaiuH {), th unfrequently avenges its own death by the destruction of its pursuer, its long straight horns impaling the Lion from side to side. The two skeletons have been seen lying together The roar of the Lion is one of its chief peculiarities ; the best <lescriptiou of it is in Cumming's Adventures :â » One of the most striking things connected with the Lion is his voice, which is extremely grand and peculiarly striking. It consists, at times, of a low, deep moaning, repeated five or six times, ending in faintly audible sighs ; at other times he startles the forest with loud, deep-toned, solemn roars, repeated five or six times in quick succession, each increasing m loud- ness to the third or fourth, when his voice dies away m five or six low, muffled sounds, very much resembling distant tliundeft At times, and not unfrequently, a troop may be heard roaring in concert, one assuming the lead, and two. thi sin nu tlu In hei a 1 an sul en wl Tl th in lio mi fei foi ad n)( wl sp br its pi pc of m th m ti; St at. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Routledge
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