The Washington times., 1936-02-01


putting an idea into action and
He debunks the jungle and big
game hunting with one hand.
But he builds 1000 altars to the
men who pit their puny might
against the denizenS of the tangled
brush where every tree offers am
buscade for predatory cats. and
shallow fords are q resting place
for the crocodile to which all
things living are game.
Tiger Bad But Wary
The tiger can be bad, but he's
wary, this Felis TigriS that has
thrilled and terrified audiences Of
the films since sound was syn
chroniZed with action through the
ingenuity Of man. Now the black
leopard. there's a Swashbuckling
Scoundrel which doesn't give a
whoop for you or your soft-noSed
bullets. Could he whip a tiger?
Well, no; but you see he has q
worse disposition.
The man-eating tiger is a prod
uct Of circumstances. You see,
the tawny terror really is a home
loving kitten. He spends his life
in the jungle where he was lit
tered. OF course as he grows he
takes in a lot Of territory, but his
whole life is spent within a radius
of 500 miles. Sometimes game is
scarce in his country, but he
doesn't muscle in on another
jungle. He does the best he can,
and finally one day he hears a
native cutting rattan.
A swift charge and Q single
swipe Of that terrible paw, and
the native is down. One bite Of
human flesh and the tiger is fin
ished with four footed game. A
man Is easy to kill.
Meet the Champion
els the tiger the heavyweight
champion of the jungle, or is the
sladang?" we asked Buck.
Neither" he said. THE ele-
phant could be, but he is a
friendly sort and will not bother
you if you have sense enough to
keep out of his way. He will
charge through q village, but he
Is usually fleeing an attack from
somewhere outside Of the COM
pound.
1.-The Indian rhino is the worst
In the world. He'll fight anything
and he's no sportsman. Just let
him get the scent and he'll tear
for you. He weighs 10 tons and
he's fast through those jungleS.
Water Buffalo Onery
"I've seen the water buffalo Of
the Philippines chase a white man
and seen q native child comes up
and slap the paving bull in the
face, grab him by the nose and
lead him away. The black leop-
ard is the nastiest cat in. the
world. He's plain vicious, kills to
eat and kills for pleasure.
"How about that mixed match
Of the jungle, when the tiger
fought the python?" I asked
Buck. did it just happen?"
It did not just happen at all.
You see, a python eats only once
in five or six weeks, and when he
feels hungry he seeks out game
trail, coils himself up and waits
for a deer or something-maybe a
man to come along.
Needed A Tiger
Frank Buck always paid the vii
layers for information on these
pythons and other beasts of the
Jungle, and a platoon of beaters
was constantly in motion. The
tidings were carried to Buck and
the setting was just right for a
picture.
Now for the tiger! So they
drove the tiger down to the snake,
and here's Frank Buck:
1.-THE tiger came down, and
presently caught the scent Of the
python. He started to circle,
drawing closer and closer until at
last he leaped for the kill. The
snake coiled, and you remember
the picture. If the snake had held
on for five minutes more he would
have killed the tiger. But he let
go the hold he had on the cats
hind legs, and the tiger broke
away. We didn't stop the fight.
"A python has . layer Of fat
and rristla Under a tough. tough