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have slant eyes most of them being round eyed like Europeans. Their noses are short wide with nostrils pointing outward & decidedly platyrhine like [[Asian?]] monkeys. Tigers are here very fond of dogs & prefer them as food to goats or other domestic animals. They will take any chance to obtain one. There is a well known instance here told by H. Caldwell of a tiger coming into a house at broad daylight while some Chinese were feasting & taking a dog from under the table boldly walking off with it. They never climb trees according to Caldwell. Their voice is a deep purring resembling thunder [[?interspersed/interuped]] by savage growls. Pigs & goats are also much sought by tigers. Man-eaters are rare. Caldwell has shot 6 tigers & seen many others at which he has shot but has never been charged by any. Caldwell says bears [[swim?]] up the Main River near Yeuping especially in fall in fruit & nuts regions.
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