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Determined to protect his kill, the lion stays close to the water's edge, looking for an opportunity to kill the crocodile. All of a sudden, it is too late. The crocodile launches a surprise attack on the lion, grabbing his neck and dragging him to the water. The crocodile soon performs a death roll, which kills the lion at once, ending the fight.
Damnatio ad bestias (Latin for "condemnation to beasts") was a form of Roman capital punishment where the condemned person was killed by wild animals, usually lions or other big cats. This form of execution, which first appeared during the Roman Republic around the 2nd century BC, had been part of a wider class of blood sports called Bestiarii.
Venatio. Bronze medallion depicting the fight between a man and a wild animal (venatio). Look up venatio in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Venatio (Latin: venatio, "hunting", plural venationes) was a type of entertainment in Roman amphitheaters involving the hunting and killing of wild animals.
The big five. In Africa, the Big five game animals are the lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and African buffalo. [1] The term was coined by big-game hunters to refer to the five most difficult animals in Africa to hunt on foot, [2][3][4] but is now more widely used by game viewing tourists and safari tour operators. [5][2][6] They are ...
The lion, elephant, and bird scenes were all filmed with a mix of real animals, puppetry (especially for the lion fighting against George), and CGI (to show Shep the elephant acting like a dog). The scenes with the orangutan , a chimpanzee , and the capuchin monkeys were filmed with live animals, but some computer work was used in a scene ...
The fable in literature. In the oldest versions, a lion threatens a mouse that wakes him from sleep. The mouse begs forgiveness and makes the point that such unworthy prey would bring the lion no honour. The lion agrees and sets the mouse free. Later, the lion is netted by hunters. Hearing it roaring, the mouse remembers its clemency and frees ...
Flos Duellatorum. The sette spade Diagram from the Pisani facsimile (fol. 17A). The four animals symbolize prudence (lynx), celerity (tiger), audacity (lion), and fortitude (elephant). C.f. also Five Animals. The Flos Duellatorum is the name given to one of the manuscript versions of Fiore dei Liberi 's illuminated manuscript fight book ...
In one account of the story, when Nalagiri charged at the Buddha, the Buddha created an image of two lions and a sea of fire in front of the elephant to frighten it into staying still. [54] [55] In another account, the Buddha created a roar resembling that of an elephant queen, which caused Nalagiri to stop and bow to the Buddha. [56]