The lion and the elephant (290,00 руб.)

‚CHARLES JOHN ANDERSSON THE LION AND THE ELEPHANT Elibron Classics WvvW.e1ibron.com This Elibron Classics Replica Edition is an unabridged facsimile ofthe edition published by HURST AND BLACICETT, PUBLISHERS in l873. <...> THEIJON AND THE ELEPHANT пи: \FRIc,xx LION. ТНЕ LION AND THE ELEPHANT RY CHARLES JOHN ANDERSSON. <...> THE late Charles John Andersson, the well known traveller in Africa, and author of “ Lake Ngami” and “ The Okovaugo River,” ended his days miserably, as so many other enterprising men have donevbefore him, in the wilds of that continent, leaving behind him voluminous papers and notes, which are now in my possession. <...> Amongst the rest, are materials for his contemplated great illuminated work, “ The Ave Fauna of Southern Africa.” of which an abstract has recently been published by his talented friend, Mr. John Henry Gurney, under the title of the “ Birds of Damaraland, &c.,” and as this valuable work has been very favourably received, and poor Andersson, in consequence, once more brought to the remembrance of his numerous friends both in England and Sweden, I am induced to give publicity to the present volume, ii . <...> Which, as coming from the pen of one Who probably дат more than most men, of the animals therein spoken of, will not improbably interest both the naturalist and sportsman. <...> Other notes of Andersson, relating not only to his more recent travels, but also to the natural history of various four-footed animals indigenous to Southern Africa, are still in my possession, and should the present work meet with the reception it is to be hoped and trusted it will, these also may probably be shortly published. <...> CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION—PLACES WHERE THE LION IS FOUND—LION EUNTS IN AFRICA AND IN ASIA—DISTINCT SPECIES-—NUMEROUS IN SOUTHERN AFILICA—DESCRIPTION OF THE LION AND LIONESS—THE FACULTIES OF THESE ANIMALS—THE LIONVS ROAE—SIZE AND WEIGHT-IMMENSE STRENGTH COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE BENGAL TIGER—-DOGS "VERSUS TEE LION-—THE LION’S mans . . . . . . . . 3 CHAPTER П. <...> THE LION MONOGAMOUS—EIS GALLANTRY TO HIS MATE—LOVE AND GALLANTRY AMONG LIONS—THE LIONESS A JILT—COMBATS OF RIVAL SUITORS-THE РАТНИК} $ЕА$0ЪТ`—РЕЕ1ОВ OF GESTA.‘1‘ION—THE CUBS—’I‘HEIR SIZE, APPEARANCE, AND COLOUR-—DISPARITY IN THE NUMBER <...>