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- Tigers - Jahoo
a copy.
Blue tiger seen at close range
by Caldwell in a rice terrace. At
first he thought it was a man
developing blue color. Caldwell
shooting his own men in field
close by & didn't take the risk,
Seven tigers, seen at first sight
by whole village, one of which is
possibly one which would
account for a color phase.
Blue tiger seen in rice fields
for some minutes at Songthor
& then it walked away & a
normal colored one appeared &
followed it away.
Tiger mate in Feb. Spring in
March & April & are change quite
very bold. They are most
suspicious & are easily blamed.
Caldwell has shot all his 8
tigers in the winter & spring
when the air is cool & the
vegetation is killed by frost
& very little cover left for
animals. There are in the
winter few people in the
fields & more in the forest
gathering fire wood & charcoal