Jungle By- Ways in India 



amongst the deer tribes. An area which a pack 

 of this animal is quartering will soon become 

 gameless so far as the more defenceless portion of 

 the animal fauna is concerned, for the timid deer 

 appear to become instinctively aware of the 

 neighbourhood of such a scourge to their peace 

 and happiness, and make haste to leave so danger- 

 ous a neighbourhood. 



The pelts of all these three animals will probably 

 soon become known to the tyro in search of sport 

 in India's jungles. One, indeed, he will meet long 

 ere he ever sees a jungle, for the jackal we have 

 ever with us ; he is equally at home in a great 

 city like Calcutta as he is out in the wild fast- 

 nesses of the country. 



Little mention need be made of him here. 

 Scavenger he is par excellence, and a cowardly 

 scavenger at that. His pelt, thick and of a 

 beautiful rich yellow-red colour, resembling the 

 better type of village pi dog, is handsome if taken 

 in the cold weather. When properly cured, a 

 number of their skins can be turned into a not 

 inelegant and most useful carriage-rug. 



Next to his scavenging habits the jackal is 

 chiefly known to India's sportsmen as providing 

 a substitute for the fox for the numerous Hunts 

 established all over the country, and many an 

 excellent run have we had for the brush of this 

 fleet-footed beast. 



The other two animals I have alluded to differ 



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