ABSTRACT
A lion, on the other hand, stalks majestically over the plain in the open. If he sights man he will generally go from him, but he scorns to run, and if pressed close or interfered with, will charge viciously. It would, indeed, appear as though the lion considered it infra dig. to bolt, even from man. I have fired shots at a lion and lioness, and though the bullets went so close that they must almost have singed the hair, they walked proudly along till they crested a rising ground and disappeared. Crossing a small ravine, I ran after them as fast as possible, hoping for a shot at the point where they had disappeared, but when I reached it, I saw them galloping fast on the far horizon. As long as they were in view they scorned to run, but when once out of sight they had made the best of their time ! I have again and again remarked this, and often as I have seen lions I can never recall an instance where they may be said to have fled from me. Lions go about very often in troops. At the Lanjora, near Machako's, Mr Jackson counted twenty - two of all sizes in one troop. This was witnessed by several Europeans. The most I have seen was in the troop I have mentioned, on the Mau plateau — two lions, four lionesses, and four cubs. At the same time, the lion is more frequently met with singly or in pairs.
