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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 this 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, 
A MAN-EATING TIGER. 
so do the surroundings of the Siberian tiger make it difficult 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. 
