. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. . Photograph by G. Er-Low, Kingstown. For this purpose they selected last October a young male and a young female, both of which had been bred in the Gardens, and both of which had up to that time been rather weaklings in comparison with the others out of the same litters. From that time to this, now nearly eight mouths, these lions have been in the open air. They are provided with a kennel, into which they retire at night, but with the exception of this and a roof which keeps them dry they have no other protection. From the
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. . Photograph by G. Er-Low, Kingstown. For this purpose they selected last October a young male and a young female, both of which had been bred in the Gardens, and both of which had up to that time been rather weaklings in comparison with the others out of the same litters. From that time to this, now nearly eight mouths, these lions have been in the open air. They are provided with a kennel, into which they retire at night, but with the exception of this and a roof which keeps them dry they have no other protection. From the first they have shown no signs of being cold, although they have passed through some exceptionally bitter and trying weather. Our photographs show them as they are now, and a finer pan of young lions it would be impossible to see anywhere. One difference will be noted, and that is in their coats. These have become long and almost shaggy, with a thick undergrowth of thick fur. Further, there is a reasonable expectation and almost belief that their reproductive capabilities, so far from being retarded or interfered with, have in reality been stimulated by the change. The Council await with anxiety definite results in this direction because, if matters turn out as they expect, they will be induced to greatly extend the practice of keeping lions in the open 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 London
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