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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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