Animals: Lion v. Bull

Like Romans under Caligula, Mexicans at San Luis Potosi last week flocked to their arena to witness gory battle between a lion and a bull. Headlong the bull charged; swiftly the lion struck, clawed down its adversary's face, threw it flat, stalked proudly away.

Luigi Fernandi, owner of the lion (name: Prince), thought that was well enough. When the bloodthirsty crowd yelled for more spectacle, he demurred. He was arrested and Prince was returned to the ring. As Prince leaped again to meet the bull's charge, a horn impaled him, killed him, to...

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