Barbary Lion vs Siberian Tiger
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Steve was a legend.
ALL started at a party tossed for the press by Ed (Strangler) Lewis three weeks ago. At this party, Mr. Lewis was telling about his travels around the world. He was talking of lion hunts and tiger hunts. Finally he said, "Do you know that a tiger can lick a lion?" Nobody did, and everybody expressed surprise that the king of beasts finally had met his match. But just at that point some sourpuss said, "A grizzly bear could lick 'em both." That stopped everybody momentarily.
"Well, I don't know about that," said 3Ir. Lewis presently. "But anyway, a lion or a tiger would never meet a grizzly bear. You'd never find them in the same locality." "And you'd never find a lion and a tiger in the same locality either," persisted the sourpuss, "unless somebody put them there." There was some dispute about that. Lewis didn't agree. After all he had hunted tigers and lions in Africa. But he would not bet thit the tigers he hunted were natural inhabitants of Africa. He didn't know. Finally Mr. Bernie Frant, the sportin' tailor, moved in. "If Ed said he hunted tigers In Africa," he said, "I'll bet 10 fish that they were there naturally." The bet was covered. The debaters then called John Millen. the boss man at the Detroit Zoo. "Do lions and tigers occur in the same locality?" the questioner asked Mr. Millen. Mr. Millen said no, lions and tigers do not occur in the same locality. Lions are African animals and tigers are natives of Asia. Mr. Frant promptly laid out the 10 herrings and charged them off to education. Lion Can Beat Tiger, Trainer Jacobs HoldsDetroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan · Page 19
Well obviously the person in detroit zoo doesnt know about asiatic lions, but it seems terrell jacobs still favored the lion over the tiger, regardless what the other self per-claimed experts said. Its obvious that he would know more than a zoo keeper, because trainers mix the acts, and see first hand how lions and tigers interact with each other, a zoo keeper keeps them separate and wouldnt know who'd win.
Sept. 19--Sikestonians had a glimpse of big-game hunting when a lion killed a tiger during circus performance hereFebruary 13, 1941 The Sikeston Herald from Sikeston, Missouri · Page 75
The Sikeston Herald from Sikeston, Missouri · Page 75
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner from Fairbanks, Alaska · Page 5
A elephant?
Fights of a tiger and of an elephant S. Mr. thanh-thai, king of Annam, the one that its subjects call the Emperor of the South, is, says one, a fascinated sportsman. Highly skilled driver, tireless rider, vessel builder, it has equally important stables of races. But all that does not suffice him; it is necessary of the stronger sensations to this royal temperament.
You will say me that the political one should suffice to give them to him. But the political, the annamese sovereign one itself in mocks as of his first bicycle. This is matter to his good protective one the France to take care of the future of his people. For him, it prefers infinitely to devote itself to the games of the circus, just as his young one "cousin" the king of Spain.
Our readers do not have. forgotten the fine fight of the tiger and bull that took place recently to Holy sébastien and of which the illustrated Supplement of the Small one' Newspaper gave them a so moving reproduction.
It is a spectacle of the same kind that the king of Annam offered to the European population of Booed one. Only, this time, the opponent of the tiger was an elephant.
To the abode, or the one or the other of the fighters was not worthy pity. The tiger, captured by the hunters of the king, had on the conscience some existences of native ones. As for the elephant, it was a coming female one from quang-ngai where she had killed his cornac and épautré somewhat three Annamese others.
The opponents promised. They held, nevertheless, less than one did not hope it, because of a repetition that S. Mr. had wanted to offer himself, and of which the animals went out, the one and the other, uniquely weaken. It was necessary, as to Holy sébastien, to excite them to force them to some to come to the taken.
The tiger, at last, jumped on the elephant, that took him the body in breadth with the trunk and squeezed it to him to break the coasts and his back. Releasing itself, the tiger desperatley tried to climb on the left leg of behind of his opponent. This one, that the anger to the end won, sent him a tremendous kick, then awaited. The tiger went to bed to the foot of the wall and not some budged more. It was dead.
The fight had lasted only some minutes. Thus, to Boo as in Spain, it is the cat that was overcome.
The respectful terror of the Annamese ones for the one that they call "the lord Tiger" probably will undergo therefore a rough attained one.
The Small illustrated Newspaper of October 9 1904
Lion fights tiger
Terrifying scene at menagerie
An exciting incident has occurred at a traveling menagerie in Florence.
Whilst a tamer was engaged in his performance in the lions den, one of the animals managed to break through the door into the neighbouring den, which was a huge tiger. A fierce fight ensued between the beast, the tiger finally succumbing to ghastly wounds in neck. The lion also was badly bitten. In the meantime the visitors had fled panic-stricken, and the terrified tamer had disappeared from the scene. I also found leofwins account where the lion killed a tiger with a bite to the neck, its source came from
here:http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.c...0the%20neck%20
Terrifying scene at menagerie
An exciting incident has occurred at a traveling menagerie in Florence.
Whilst a tamer was engaged in his performance in the lions den, one of the animals managed to break through the door into the neighbouring den, which was a huge tiger. A fierce fight ensued between the beast, the tiger finally succumbing to ghastly wounds in neck. The lion also was badly bitten. In the meantime the visitors had fled panic-stricken, and the terrified tamer had disappeared from the scene. I also found leofwins account where the lion killed a tiger with a bite to the neck, its source came from
here:http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.c...0the%20neck%20
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in a combat between lion and tiger, the "lion invariably wins chiefly because of his mane, which serves both as visor and coat of mail, protecting both face and throat.
The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky · Page 16
Lion and tiger in india:
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There is much water on the hill which cannot be found by strangers, and there are many lions, tigers, bears, etc
https://books.google.com/books?id=fB...0bears&f=false
lions usually finished off tigers. But not even the ferocious charge of the rhinoceros could penetrate the thick hide of the elephant. The afternoon brought more variety~U.S. News & World Report, Volume 130
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(Annual Editions: Western Civilization, Volume 1, 13/e, Volume 1
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Western Civilization
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Decapitating ostriches with crescent-headed arrows was a favorite trick at gladiator battles. The crowds cheered and roared with laughter as the ostrich continued to run around after its head was cut off. Bears usually defeated bulls. Packs of hounds easily dispatched deers. [Lions usually defeated tigers.] Not even a rhino could penetrate the hide of an elephant.
ANCIENT ROMAN SPORT AND GLADIATOR CONTESTS | Facts and Details
The lion is the only animal that roars, notin anger, but as a challenge to the whole animalcreation. He wants to show off beforehis mate and impress upon her thefact that he is the king of beasts.His roar of defiance advertises thefact that he is there with a chipon his shoulder. He has no fearfor himself or his family becausehe feels there is nothing alive thatcan hurt him. As a fighter he isthe champion heavyweight, possessingas he does such terribleweapons of offense. With a gentletap he can break a horse'sneck. With a forearm drive hecan smash in the skull of almostany other animal and with hissteel-like claws he can slash theflesh to ribbons.Unlike the tiger, which is askulker, the lion will come rightout in the open and fight. Hedoes not kill for the mere sportof killing, only to allay the pangsof hunger. There is however, onebad trait in his character. Whenonce he has tasted human blood,he is the most dreaded enemy ofmankind. He is a man-eater forthe rest of his days and nothingwill stop him in his thirst forhuman gore. His lust for bloodbecomes unquenchable.
regards his majesty, the lion. Hisproud, kingly and unruffled bearingwould stand him in good steadwhen the breaks were goingagainst him. He would not beput off by outside influences andif it come to a slugging match, youcould count him in. For poise,indifference to his surroundingsand physical ability to outdistancehis opponents, we could not helpplacing him in the same categoryas our present amateur champion
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1922/ag257l.pdf
regards his majesty, the lion. Hisproud, kingly and unruffled bearingwould stand him in good steadwhen the breaks were goingagainst him. He would not beput off by outside influences andif it come to a slugging match, youcould count him in. For poise,indifference to his surroundingsand physical ability to outdistancehis opponents, we could not helpplacing him in the same categoryas our present amateur champion
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1922/ag257l.pdf