TIGER. 
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oi ) does not seem so ravenous nor so dangerous* 
and is even more cowardly. 
A peasant in that country* as this traveller in» 
farms us, had a buffalo fallen into a quagmire* 
and while he vtent for assistance, there came a 
large tiger, that with its single strength drew 
forth the animal, which the united force of many 
men could not effect. When the people returned 
to the place, the first object they beheld was the 
tiger, who had thrown the buffalo over its shoulder, 
as a fox does a goose, and was carrying it away, 
with the feet upward, towards its den ; however, 
as soon as it saw the men, it let fall its prey, and 
instantly fled to the woods : but it had previously 
killed the buffalo, and sucked its blood ; and, no 
doubt, the people were very well satisfied with its 
retreat. — It may be observed, that some East Indian 
buffaloes weigh above a thousand pounds, which is 
twice as heavy as the ordinary run of our black 
cattle ; so that from henve we may form a con- 
ception of the enormous strength of this rapaci- 
ous animal* that could thus run off with a weight 
at least twice as great as that of itself. 
We are informed that the tiger will encounter 
the crocodile. It is said that when he descends 
to the water to drink, the crocodile raises his head 
above the surface, in order to seize him, as it does 
other animals that come there for that purpose. 
When this is the case, the tiger strikes his claws 
into the eyes of the crocodile, the only vulnerable 
part within his reach ; and the latter, immediately 
plunging under the water, drags in the tiger also, 5 
and by this means they are frequently both drowned. 
The tiger, if taken young, may, for a short time 
at least, till his ferocity comes with his age, be in 
some measure domesticated, and rendered mild and 
playful to his keepers. A beautiful young tiger, 
brought not long ago from China, in the Pitt East 
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