Show THE LIONS R ROAR OAR A great physical effort la Is necessary A to produce the fall eject dr Livin livingstone Vone noted the odd resemblance of the lions roar to that of the ostrich says the spectator mr ar fillans fil lais says that though the roar af of the latter is sot mot so loud it has exactly the same tone as that of the lion jut but the ostrich astra h always roars his best the lion very seldom this is partly y J because a good roar needs meeds a great physical effort the whole interi orand muscles of mouth throat stomach and abdomen are for far the moment cont converted arted into an organ of terzi terrific fic sound and the pound does make the earth tremble or appear todo to do so dirt but the attitude is not abat usually drawn unless he roars lying down when he puts his head up like adoc a dog barking the lion emits his first moan in any position then draws in his neck and lowers his head with extended jaws right down to hrs his forepaws as if bout about a to be violently sick sich while at the same time the back is arched and the whole animal bears bear s an appearance of concentrated strain this is capt SI illais phonetic render lug ag of the sound taken when listening to three lions roaring their best moan roar roar r o a r roar roar roar grunt grunt grunt grunt dying 1 away why my lions roar when it ought to pay better to keep silent is sot not yet explained pla ined gen hamilton was convinced that tigers hunting in company roar to confuse and frighten the deer possibly the lion roars when prowling around a camp in the hope of causing some of the draft animals to break loose at other times it appears to be a form of conversation with others at a distance |