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THE FLESH EATERS 



a number of lion pups, the mother of which had died at 

 their birth. The cubs had been adopted by a large dog, 

 who cared for them tenderly. As the lions grew, she 

 seemed at times to be amazed at their size and strength, 

 and finally they were so rough with her that they had to 

 be separated. 



Fig. 144. — The Tiger. 



The tiger (Fig. 144) is a royal beast, and so far as 

 bravery is concerned may be placed at the very head of 

 the cat family. Beautiful, sleek, richly marked, with a 

 terrible eye, fiery and blazing, it is a type of the majesty 

 which characterizes these splendid animals. The tiger 

 belongs in India, and every year the death rate charged 

 to this great cat is appalling. In a single year nearly one 

 thousand men, women, and children have been carried off 

 by them in southern India alone ; and in Singapore it is 

 estimated that a native a day is the average for the tigers 



