162 IN THE INDIAN JUNGLE. 



the boat in both directions. Its exertions were 

 truly marvellous, and I would not have believed 

 any land animal capable of such powers of swim- 

 ming had I not witnessed this wild-dog's efforts to 

 escape. 



We now turned our attention to its fellow, which 

 we saw some two hundred yards up stream, follow- 

 ing in the direction its mate had taken. The dug- 

 out was hastily drawn under some overhanging 

 branches, and we silently awaited the approach 

 of the animal. When within ten yards a shot 

 smashed his skull, and he sank to rise again 

 some distance down stream. The boatmen neatly 

 harpooned him, and brought him to land. He 

 proved to be a full-grown male, of a reddish- 

 brown colour, flecked with a little black about 

 the face and ears. The tail ended in a tuft of 

 hair. In size he was very much larger than the 

 wild-dogs of Southern India and more nearly 

 resembled the dingo of South Australia. Marvel- 

 lous were the tales the villagers related of the 

 prowess of the wild-dog. According to native 

 accounts a pack of wild dogs when pressed by 

 hunger will not hesitate to attack a tiger. 



