The Kingdom of Siam presented a tribute of a male lion, and wherever it was displayed, crowds gathered in droves. The lion’s form was markedly different from the embroidered patterns and painted pictures circulated in the world; its fur grew several inches long, a stark mix of black and yellow. When fed chicken, the beast would first paw at the offering, then exhale a single breath, stripping the fowl entirely bare until not a single feather remained.