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 can be tamed The keepers of 
 wild beasts often amuse them- 
 selves by playing with him, and 
 sometimes they punish him for 
 disobedience. One man used to 
 put his head into the lion's mouth 
 — a rather dangerous play. 
 
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 The lion is a native of AS 
 rica and Asia. His length 
 is mostly from six to nine 
 feet; and his tail, which 
 ends in a tuft of hair, is fou? 
 feet loner. His usual color 
 is a dusky brown. He has a 
 large head, a shaggy mane, 
 and an eye very bright and 
 fierce. His strength is very 
 great ; he can break the back 
 of a horse with one stroke of 
 his paw, and throw a strong 
 
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 man on the ground with one 
 sweep of his tail. When he 
 comes up to his prey, he al- 
 ways knocks it down dead ; 
 and utters a roar, that at a 
 distance, sounds like thun- 
 der. The lion eats a great 
 
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 deal ; when he is confined in 
 a cage, he is allowed about 
 four pounds of raw flesh each 
 day. His teeth are very 
 strong; he easily breaks the 
 bones of the animals which 
 he eats, and swallows them 
 with the flesh. He is called 
 the King of Beasts. The 
 lioness is smaller than the 
 \ov, and has no mane. 
 
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 The leopard is a native of 
 Asia and Africa. He is a- 
 bout 4 feet in length. His 
 coat is very brilliant, and the 
 spots are disposed in clusters 
 of four or five. He is a fierce 
 animal, and attacks both man 
 and beast. They are hunted 
 principally for the sake of 
 their skins, which are valua- 
 ble, and applied to various 
 ornamental uses* 
 
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 The elephant is a native of 
 the warmer parts of Asia and 
 Africa. He is the largest 
 land animal in the world, va- 
 rying from 9 to 12 feet in 
 height. Two long tusks pro- 
 ceed from his upper jaw, of 
 100 pounds weight, or more, 
 which he uses to defend him- 
 self against his enemies. B 
 
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tween the tusks is his trunk. 
 This is several feet long, and 
 by means of it he conveys a!I 
 his food and drink to his 
 mouth. With it he can pick 
 up a pin, untie a knot, un- 
 cork a bottle, and unlock & 
 door. A single blow of his 
 trunk will kill a man. 
 
 When tamed, the elephant 
 becomes gentle and obedient. 
 He shows his fondness for 
 his master by caressing him, 
 and, when he wishes to ride, 
 kneels for him to mount upon 
 his back, and even lifts him 
 up there with his trunk. — 
 Many instances have been 
 related of his exhibiting gr& 
 iitude for favors. 
 
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 Buffalo. 
 
 
 The buffalo is a wild ani- 
 mal of the ox kind, found in 
 the wild regions of the Uni- 
 ted States. They are hunted 
 more for their skins than 
 flesh by white men, yet to 
 the Indian both are of great 
 service The skins of the 
 cows furnish the fine " buf- 
 falo robes," so useful and 
 comfortable to us in winter. 
 

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