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.