Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-12
FEARED IN JUNGLE


charge men without fear, mildly
depart the vicinity.
FEARED IN JUNGLE
All these creatures fear the lord
Of the SunderbundS-the tangled
Jungle swamps of the Delta-who
RPS upward and diSembowels ms
four-footed enemies, and VINO
pounces upon snakes and devours
Them with huge enjoyment
The relgning monarch OF the
region is wild boar. Only that.
Only 800 pounds of testy belliger-
ence and red fury.
Three feet four inches high at
the shoulder. this beast is stockier
than our razorback hog. but gen.
orally resembles him.
This fellow doing all the thrash
ing is only years old, and a great
deal more dangerous than he VIII
be later.
Right now he has Pinch tusks
coming up vertically from his
snout.
In time these will curve back
ward and become relatively harm
less. but right now the long
bristled. orange and white beast
can rip out the belly of an ele-
plant with a few losses OF his
head.
The SunderbundS are an impene-
trable morass. but elsewhere in
p India white men have made a
sport of spearing this dangerous
brute from horseback.
Pig-sticking, the pukka sahibs
call il.
Horses can be made 10 face a
boar at bay. though elephants re-
fuse.
1t is said that six horses die ter
ribly for each wild boar slain; and
when endorsed. a hunter does not
stand much chance, either.
This hot morning, with the tenn
perature ranging from 100 degrees
upward and humidity at satura-
ton point as always. the orange
red boar was spelling for combat.
The Jungle termed with wild
life. though the boar's own kind
seemed scarce. ''''-'''','-''
A crazy eyed hyena. with its
hair gone from big. NANCY patches,
came out and snarled at him
only to sidestep nimbly as he
grunted, closed his little red eyes
and charged.
A moment later the mirthlesS,
strident laugh of the hyena came
from 30 yards away.
A peacock's nest caught Big
Reds attention.
The hen fed with a squawk and
a decoying flutter. The boar paid
no attention.
He chewed down the nine al
most Matched eggs he found.
Then he tore the nest TO flinders.
Manners, morals or mercy he had
none.
He was a pig and proud of IT,
Then far off in the Jungle tun-
nels he heard faint sounds.
Horrific grunts and squealings
in pig language these were when
listened 10 close at hand.
The long white streak OF bristles
extending back along Big Reds
spine. rose to vertical. increasing
his height to a fearsome a feet.
Grunting savage JOY he galloped
straight 10 meet his mates--and
the wild boar who probably would
argue the matter with him.
ROOFING PEACEFULLY
Five rather scrubby young sows
and one very young boar were
roofing peacefully for truffles,
when Big Red arrived.
He burst out OF the marsh
thicket, saw the painfully young
boar, and instantly put down hrs
long. ugly snout in charge.
The young porker stood his
ground and took the impact,
squealing and going back head
over heels. as red blood spurted
from two long gashcs on his neck
and chest
ne lolleu up UlllDlA W liiN lS'N'
and did his best 10 get ms lmma-
ture. 5-inch tuSkS into action at
the next grunting collision.
Four times. nevertheless, the
smaller boar took the worst OF H..
once almost being caught beneath
tho sharp forcfeet Of his opponent
Had that happened the young
boar would have died then and
there.
he lodged the fifth charge. and