A Tigress with Five Cubs

摘要

On an evening in January 1925, Lt.Col.Hill-Dillon, D.S.O., of Redenham House, Andover, Hants, then stationed at Wellington, Nilgiris, S.India, and I were about to sit up over a tiger's kill when we received news that a tigress with cubs killed a herdsman, near a village a mile off; the herdsman had apparently blundered into their lair, with fatal consequences. It was too late to do anything then; so we sent word that we would be on the scene of the tragedy early on the following morning. The tiger wewere sitting up for came down the path, which ran between the kill and the machan, roaring, at about midnight. It took no notice of its kill but continued on its way, its roars sounding fainter as it slouched on into the far distance. It did not return, unfortunately, and not a glimpse of it could be seen as it passed our machan. We stuck to our machan till daylight hoping for its return, but we hoped in vain.