CHAPTER XIV 



SLOTH BEAR 

 By Major C. S. CUMBERLAND 



THIS beast is found all over tropical India, and 

 sometimes as far north as the Ganges. He carries 

 a very coarse, unkempt jacket, and is therefore not 

 much use when bagged. He, however, is a good 

 fighter, and many a native can show the marks of 

 his claws on his scalp. If suddenly encountered, 

 he is apt to get up and let out right and left. 

 When wounded he is a perfect fiend, rushing 

 about hither and thither, clawing and biting any- 

 thing he comes against, yelling and roaring all the 

 time. 



Some years ago I found myself in camp near 

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