Jungle By-Ways in India 



With one short, sharp, affrighted bark she 

 bounded madly forward a few yards towards the 

 forest, then changed her mind and doubled on her 

 tracks so suddenly as to clean bowl over her 

 youngster, who, following her a little to the left, 

 was caught amidships. The mother did not wait 

 then to see to him, but in a couple of bounds 

 cleared the line and was in the forest. The 

 youngster picked himself up like any other 

 youngster in the animal world would do under 

 similar circumstances. Having but a little way to 

 fall, he was on his feet again and into the jungle 

 like a flash with never a squeak or bark. 



I will say for the mother that her momentary 

 panic was momentary only, for she could not have 

 gone twenty paces into the forest before she re- 

 membered and pulled up, and waited, most 

 anxiously we may be sure. Her anxiety lasted 

 but a few seconds, however, and as the youngster 

 went by at a wild gallop she was off after him. 



THE SAMBHAR STAG 



Surely a noble sambhar stag with a massive 

 44-inch head is one of the finest, or I will say 

 amongst the finest, sights the Indian jungle has to 

 show. Although he has none of the airy grace of 

 the smaller of the deer tribe in India, his great size 

 and majestic carriage give him a lordly and noble 

 air, and combine to make him a real king amongst 

 our deer and antelope. 



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