CHAPTER V .-- BEARS, PANTHERS, JUNGLE DOGS, SNAKES, JUNGLE PETS. Bear has two cubs at a time.
Bears rapidly decreasing.
Said by natives to be killed and eaten by tigers.
Instances of tigers killing bears. Bears dreaded by natives more than any animal in the jungle. Probable cause of their often attacking people.
Illustration of this. Attacked by an unwounded and unprovoked bear. If suddenly attacked by an animal at close quarters rush towards it. Wanton attacks made by bears on people.