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a cow-herd in preference 'to the cattle he is driving ; in 

 all probability this preference is really owing to the ease 

 with which the capture can be made, and the small resistance 

 Man is capable of offering ; be this as it may, the Tiger 

 having once destroyed a man is called a "man-eater," and 

 a reward is offered for his head ; when this occurs near any 

 of the stations of the East India Company, the officers 



FIG. 68. JAGUAR (Leopardus onca). 



generally make it a point to sally forth and endeavour to 

 capture this terrific beast ; this they do on foot, as it is 

 impossible to depend on any Horse, their natural fear of the 

 Tiger being so great that all Horses either shy, or at once 

 retreat. The officers, armed with guns, take with them a 



