Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 590 pages of information about Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore.

Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 590 pages of information about Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore.

Attacked by an unwounded and unprovoked bear.

If suddenly attacked by an animal at close quarters rush towards
    it.

Wanton attacks made by bears on people.  Approaching caves and
    getting bears out of them.

Great value of stink balls.

How not to attempt to get a bear out of a cave.  Am caught by a
    hill fire.

Amusing incident at a bear’s cave.  A man wounded.

Value of having a good dog when out bear shooting.  Am knocked
    down by a bear.

Panthers.  Should be hunted with dogs.

Panther probably feigning death.  A man killed.

The wild boar the most daring animal in the jungles.  Illustration
    in point.

The great power of the wild boar.  My manager charged by one.

Boars make shelters for themselves in the rains.  The flesh of the
    boar not a safe food.

Jungle dogs.  Said by natives to kill tigers.

The use, said by the natives to be made by the dogs, of their
    acrid urine.

A cross between the jungle and the domestic dog.

Curious incident connected with jungle dogs.

Great increase of jungle dogs.  A reward should be offered for
    their destruction.

Many reported deaths from snake bites probably poisoning cases. 
    Reasons in support of this view.  From 1855 to 1893 only one death
    from snake bite in my neighbourhood.

The cobra not an aggressive snake.  Unless hurt or provoked will
    probably never bite.  Illustrations in support of this view.

Snakes keep a good look out.  Tigers and snakes run away.

Many snakes are harmless, and some useful.

Wild animals probably require to be taught by their parents to
    dread man.

A tame stag.  A tame flying squirrel.

A tame hornbill.

Probable cause of pets not caring to rejoin their wild congeners.

Some remarks on guns.  The Paradox.

CHAPTER VI.—­BISON SHOOTING.

Unless molested the bison never attacks man.

An attempt to photograph a solitary bull.

Description of the bison.

Height of bull bison.  Account of an interesting friendship
    between a tame sambur deer and a bull bison.

Bison are often attacked by tigers.

Interesting instance of a tiger stalking up to a solitary bull.

The tiger and bull knocked over right and left.

Precautions that should be taken when following up a wounded
    bull.

A tracker killed by a bull.  Following a wounded bull.

Stalking up to a herd.  The value of peppermint lozenges.

How a wounded bull may be lost.

The value of a dog when following up a wounded bull.

Wonderful bounding power of the bison.  A narrow escape from a
    charging bull.

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