64 WILD BEASTS OF THE WORLD 



last victim, or a live bait usually a Bullock or young Buffalo tied 

 up to entice it, and waits for a chance of a shot. 



The skin, as every one knows, is a valued fur for rugs, but is 

 not nearly so expensive as the Lion's, except in the case of the heavily- 

 furred Siberian skins. 



The Tiger has long been a familiar exhibit in menageries, but is 

 scarcer and more expensive than the Lion. In my time, a good adult 

 Tiger was worth between ^30 and ^40 even in Calcutta. 



This is due to the fact that the Tiger does not breed at all freely 

 in captivity, even in its own country, so that the supply has to be 

 obtained by capturing the wild animals, preferably when young. 



The Tiger has, however, on more than one occasion produced 

 hybrids with the Lion in menageries ; these animals are large and 

 fine, but inferior in beauty to the parent species, the males having 

 but a short mane, and the coat being but scantily striped. The captive 

 Tiger, though to some extent amenable to kindness, is less reliable than 

 the Lion in its temper, though not so treacherous as the Leopard. 



