THE TIGER. 
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adds that the cold does not seem to dimi¬ 
nish either its size or its ferocity. Even 
upon the Asiatic continent its range seems 
to be rather limited, as it is rarely or never 
found west of the river Indus. It is not 
uncommon in China, and is found in Suma¬ 
tra and Java, as well as so far north as the 
great deserts which separate China from Si¬ 
beria. But the hot and fertile plains of 
Hindostan, with the neighbouring islands, 
seem to be the tigers’ paradise. Here they 
increase and multiply to an amazing extent, 
and cause the death of many human victims 
every year. This is especially the case in 
the neighbourhood of SingapGfe, where men 
and women are almost daily carried away 
from the close neighbourhood of the town. 
“ The tiger grows to the length of six 
feet exclusive of the tail, and is usually 
about two feet eight inches high at the 
shoulder. His colour is a tawny yellow, 
very bright and lively when the animal is 
in health, passing into pure white under¬ 
neath and brindled with black bands and 
stripes. The tigress is ordinarily said to be 
less lively in colour than her mate ; and the 
young are grayish, having the stripes very 
