Then the scholars asked: From the Scriptures it appears that the lion kills and then eats, for it is written “Filled his caves with prey.” Answer: It is the way of the lion to kill in order to fill its cave with meat, but when it eats immediately, it eats a living animal. The scholars then asked: From the Scriptures it appears that the lion first kills and then eats, for it is written “Killed for his lionesses.” Answer: The lion kills to feed his females, but he eats his own food while it yet lives. When the lion wants to feed itself, it eats the prey while the animal is still alive. Answer: It is the way of the lion to kill in order to feed its cubs, but not to kill and then eat on its own. “For tearing it to pieces and then devouring it there is liability to pay.” The scholars asked: Is it not the custom of lions to tear their victims apart and later eat them? We learn from the Scriptures that a lion does tear its victim to pieces and only later eat it: “The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs” (Nahum 2:13). But if a lion attacked a ewe, killed it, and only later ate it, the lion’s owner must pay compensation for the ewe, as it is not the custom of lions to kill and only then to eat they eat immediately, while the ewe is still alive. The sages ruled that if animals eat in the public domain according to their habits, their owners are exempt from payment. Therefore, if the lion in the public domain attacked and then immediately ate a ewe while the ewe was still alive, the lion’s owner is exempt from paying for the ewe, for it is customary for lions to attack and immediately eat the prey. One of the sages, Samuel, ruled that if a domesticated lion ate an animal or a bird in the public domain in the manner of all lions, the lion’s owner is exempt from paying damages for the loss of the animal or bird.
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