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monkey-like activity, or from ignorance (this remark applies only 

 to tsaing and elephants, it is quite the other way on with bison 

 and rhino, of which creatures, even when unwounded, Burmans have 

 a holy dread). Following up tracks immediately after wounding an 

 animal is a proceeding calculated to provoke a charge. The safest 

 plan is to take your heaviest weapon in hand, post a man on a tree 

 commanding a good view of the cover, while you and the tracker 

 circle round the patch and see if the animal has passed through ; if 

 this is not the case, and the man up the tree can afford no information 

 work quietly < through, taking advantage of trees, telling the look-out 

 to keep on the qui vive. The Karens say that, if charged, the best 

 thing is to lie down ; these people I know put this plan into practice. 

 Stalking herds is generally very disappointing as the ever-watchful 

 cows are always on the alert, added to which, if lucky enough to get 

 into a herd, it is very long odds against getting a shot at the bull, as 

 nine times out of ten fortune favours him. When startled, herds 

 dash off, but, unless they have been much disturbed, soon settle down. 

 I do not think that tsaing are more inclined to charge than bison, or 

 that solitary beasts are worse in this respect than herd bulls. Occa- 

 sionally, as is the case with most heavy game, a tough individual may 

 be met with who is prepared to see the fight out to the bitter end. 

 I have heard of only a few cases in which a bull has charged unpro- 

 voked, and then he appears always to have been taken by surprise. I 

 have known wounded animals to give much trouble. The tsaing is then 

 a nasty beast, being more active and persevering than a bison, return- 

 in o- again and again to the attack. The weapons I have found most 

 effective are a smooth double eight-bore, charge eight to ten drams, 

 weio'hino- twelve pounds, built for me by Adams and Co., and a 

 double B 577 express by the same maker ; however, I should always 

 prefer the former weapon if it came to a scrimmage. 



Voice. — I have only heard these animals utter two cries — one a loud 

 bellow, probably a call, and the other the familiar snort made by bison 

 and these creatures when frightened and about to make off. The 

 flesh, when kept for a short time, is not at all bad eating, the tongue, 

 tail, and marrow bones are especially good. Sometimes the flesh is 

 strongly flavoured. The Burmese are very partial to it. 



The tracks of tsaing are ver}'- similar to those made by the gaur. 

 Tsaing are not domesticated in Burma. A few instances iu 



