Burma . a see the systematicwork by Eugene W. Oates.) Herbivorous wild animals being scarce, the beastswhich prey on them are particularly scarce, and their depredations on men andcattle are of much less significance than in India. The annual casualties in thepopulation of Burma from these causes are about one hundred, of which thirtyare to snake-bite. An old tiger {kyd), past hunting deer and pig, or atigress with cubs, makes a forest track insecure from time to time. The tigeris sometimes shot from a tree over the kill, or a spring-gun is set or a trapconstructed. A feature of thet
Burma . a see the systematicwork by Eugene W. Oates.) Herbivorous wild animals being scarce, the beastswhich prey on them are particularly scarce, and their depredations on men andcattle are of much less significance than in India. The annual casualties in thepopulation of Burma from these causes are about one hundred, of which thirtyare to snake-bite. An old tiger {kyd), past hunting deer and pig, or atigress with cubs, makes a forest track insecure from time to time. The tigeris sometimes shot from a tree over the kill, or a spring-gun is set or a trapconstructed. A feature of thetrap in the illustration is a par-tition as stout as its walls, toprotect the dog used as thebait, from the tiger. Panthersor leopards ikyathit) occasion-ally take calves, goats, pigs,and dogs from the beasts are easier to trapthan tigers, which are shy ofdwellings and everything arti-ficial. A crocodile {mijdung)sometimes makes a reach ofriver unsafe for swimmers, and j^g -pp,^p pqr
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