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STORIES OF TIGER HUNTING did not move until the first elephant almost trod upon it. It sprang at the men in the howdah, but missed its footing and fell upon its back right in front of the elephant. A single shot from a rifle killed it. The body was found to be nearly eleven feet long, which is large for a tiger.

On another occasion a tiger upon being roused from its lair made a



superb spring and landed upon the elephant's head. The elephant trumpeted in terror and did its best to shake its enemy off. For a few minutes the tiger seemed to be getting the best of it, until the elephant encircled its body with its trunk and literally tore it off. The hunter upon the elephant's back fired a shot point blank, and the tiger broke loose and attempted to run away. It could only go about a hundred yards however for its right shoulder had been shattered. It sank exhausted to the ground. The elephant, mean-