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THE STORY OF THE TIGER. 



tiger in beauty of form. In size and weight the animal is not surpassed by 

 the latter, only the coloration is less brilliant. When the Siberian tiger has 

 taken on its winter fur, in which one might bury the hand, and the tail 

 appears so thick that it cannot be spanned by both hands, it is looked upon 

 with feelings of astonishment and admiration by every hunter who has ever 

 beheld tins cat-like giant. As the long grass of the jungle harmonizes with 

 the coat of the Bengal tiger and affords him a hiding place from hunters, 



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A MAN-EATING TIGER. 



so do the surroundings of the Siberian tiger make it difBcult to see the animal 

 at any great distance. 



The home of the Siberian tiger is usually in a cave of dull gray rocks, 

 which match the ground color of its coat. It has been less disturbed by 

 hunters than its Indian relative, and for that reason is much bolder in the 

 presence of man than the jungle tiger. 



