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| Kechil, T. | |
| Tigers in Sumatra | |
| 1891 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (6): 496-497 | |
During my residence on the north-east coast of Sumatra, in 1885-86, the country swarmed with tigers. So far from being driven away by the settlement of the country, they seemed more numerous about the tobacco plantations than in the jungle; for the reason that the tiger prefers the lallang grass and young jungle which springs up where the tobacco fields are left fallow; and this, now that the tobacco industry has fallen upon evil days, is more plentiful than ever. But, though new tracks could be found everywhere, it was rare to see one, and still rarer to hear of one being killed. For some reason, the tigers of this side of the Straits, though they attain a great size, are not nearly so dangerous as those of the Malay Peninsula. I can only remember three cases of man-eating, and a few head of cattle destroyed. They are, however, very fond of dogs, which I have known them to carry off from a verandah in broad daylight, as the owner sat within a few feet. |
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