CHAPTER IV

NOTES ON THE LION (_continued_)

Depredations of lions in Mashunaland--Sad death of Mr. Teale--Great slaughter of pigs by a lioness--Mode of entering a cattle kraal--Method of killing prey--Sharpness of lion's claws--Mode of seizing a horse in motion--Lion chasing koodoos--Lions lying in wait for oxen--How a lion charges--Black Jantje's story--Numbing effect of lion's bite--Cruelty in nature--Appearance of wild lions--Colour of eyes--Lions at bay--A crouching lion--A lucky shot--The cat a lion in miniature--A danger signal--Social habits of lions--Troops of lions--Lions on the Mababi plain--Difference between cubs of one litter--Individual differences in lions--Great variation in the development of the mane--Lion probably first evolved in a cold climate--Still found in Europe in the time of Herodotus--Effect of cold on growth of lion's mane Pages 67-84