Liber Abaci/Problems/Lion, Leopard and Bear/Historical Note

Historical Note on Lion, Leopard and Bear
As pointed out by and  in their  of $1987$, this is a "more gory version" of the cistern problem, as seen for example in the Greek Anthology Book $\text {XIV}$, no. $132$.

Instead of $3$ pipes pouring water into a pool at given rates, $3$ animals remove flesh from a sheep at different rates.