He commences his wanderings at sunset, and retires to the forest at break of day.

He is seldom found in greater numbers than two or three together, and is generally alone.

When brought to bay he fights to the last, and charges man and hound indiscriminately, a choice hound killed being often the price of victory.
The country in which he is hunted is in the mountainous districts of Ceylon.

Situated at an elevation of 6,200 feet above the sea is Newera Ellia, the sanatorium of the island.

Here I have kept a pack and hunted elk for some years, the delightful coolness of the temperature (seldom above 66 degrees Fahr.) rendering the sport doubly enjoyable.