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OOK at the Lion. He is so strong and so bold, that he has been called the "King of Beasts."

And yet the great roaring Lion is nothing more than a giant cat!

His teeth, his paws, his eyes, and his ears are made quite like those of a cat. He makes the same use of them, too; for he watches in the same still, patient manner that a cat does; and then springs upon his prey, and seizes it with his teeth and claws. (See Picture No. 2.)

The Lion has a long shaggy mane. The Lioness is covered with a glossy coat of short, thick hair, but has no mane.

The Lions may be called the giants, and