
leontophone

leontophone (leontophonous, leophonts) madhyayugeen pashuon kaa ack chhota saa janwar haye joe sheron key liye ghaatak haye. maarne key liye, shher koo kewal leontophone kaatane kii aavashyakta hoti haye. halanki, ack uchit anushthaan mein, leontophone key maans koo jalaa diyaa jaataa haye aur isaki raakh koo maans key ack tukade parr chhidka jaataa haye, jise ack chauraha parr rakhaa jaataa haye; aggar ack shher daagi maans kii ack chhoti matra bhee khaata haye, tou yeh marr jaataa haye. pracheen loga iss vidhi koo ack 'sukhad vyavastha' maanate they, kyonki iss prakriya mein shher aur leontophone donon marr jaate hain; isase koee bhee surakshit roop seey maan sakata haye kii naa kewal sheron koo khatarnak maanaa jaataa thaa, balki leontophone koo keat maanaa jaa sakata thaa.
isi tarah, sheron key liye khatare key kaaran, shher swabhavik roop seey leontophone seey nafrat karate hain. ack leontophone kaa saamana karate hue, way aksar unakaa shikaar karate hain aur unhein kaatate hue unake panje seey alag curr dete hain. haalaanki, kuchh sroton kaa kahana haye kii shher isake bajaay chhote prani seey bhaag jaayega, kewal usa parr hamla karega aur maar dega jaba bhaagne kaa koee vikalp naheen bachaa hoga (kyonki leontophone parr hamla karane seey yeh peshab curr sakata haye, aur leontophone kaa mootra bhee sheron key liye ghaatak roop seey jaharila haye).
halanki koee bhee srot leontophone key roop kaa nishchit chitran naheen detaa haye, kuchh sroton kaa anuman haye kii yeh prani ack chhote suar yaa ack chhote bhalu kii tarah dikhta haye, jabaki anya kaa anuman haye kii yeh sarp haye (kuchh loga ise ack chhote 'keede' key roop mein bhee sandarbhit karate hain, joe ack dragon key liye madhyayugeen shabd haye).

