Roosevelt's African trip : the story of his life, the voyage from New York to Mombasa, and the route through the heart of Africa, including the big game and other ferocious animals, strange peoples and countries found in the course of his travels (1909)
OTHER BEASTS OF PREY 217 Lions generally lie in wait for their prey, concealed in the reeds near some place where other animals come to drink, and then, spring¬ ing from their lair, leap upon the victim, striking it down with the paws. The neck is usually broken with a violent wrench of the… … THE HUNTER’S ADVENTURE WITH A LION fallen by his rifle; and Stevens, who was sent by the New York Herald to find Stanley, saw three '‘bunched up inside the capacious carcass of a rhinoceros, and feeding off the foulest carrion imaginable.” When pressed by hunger the lion will approach a native…
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 · Game and game-birds -- Africa, Central · Big game hunting -- Africa, Central · Africa -- Discovery and exploration
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