Indians For Guns

I have no idea why the title was so in the article but by the end of the article i actually forgot about the title.


http://ganeshraghunathan.com/did-the-co ... the-tiger/


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Well the title really confused me as well - what had a cow to do with it ? I wondered if perhaps porcupines are sometimes referred to as `cows` ?
Interesting article.

The King is Dead, Long Live the King.

A lot of these majestic beasts find their undoing when they can not resist the temptation of a porcupine that happens to come their way. In some cases this only results in quills in their pawn which induces a limp but they can slowly lick themselves to health. Lions fare much better in such cases because of their social support system.

However this seems to be a particularly unfortunate case and the tiger has his vital organs punctured. I feel sad for His Majesty who must have been in a lot of pain and discomfort in his last hours.

From the photographic evidence it seems the Tiger was in the prime of his age before misfortune took over. I can see his canines and they seem to be perfect health.

Grumpy wrote:Well the title really confused me as well - what had a cow to do with it ? I wondered if perhaps porcupines are sometimes referred to as `cows` ?
Interesting article.

The author wrote this at the end of the article:

It was disappointing to read in the papers that a cow was responsible for its death. People just say anything to attract readers these days.

Sniper,

An exceedingly interesting and insightful article. I have never seen or read something like this before. Imagine the quills piercing the heart of a tiger!
A sad end to a great beast but mother nature is amoral and unemotional when it comes to life and death. I have seen the photos of a juvenile tiger trying to clumsily kill a wild boar and the poor creature was almost eaten alive.

As an aside, the motherland's contradictions are so mind boggling. On one hand we have ruthless poachers who do not think a second about snaring or poisoning a tiger for its skin and bones,and poachers who want to shoot them for boasting rights.

Then there are these people who go to great extent and pains to save the tigers or, when they fail, send them off with a prayer and a priest like in this instant.



Best-
Vikram

Vikram, concerning my recent comments regarding undue deference on another matter, I have to say that in this instance I thought the deference displayed was both appropriate and heart-warming. If the majority of people in India treat living tigers with this deference then perhaps there`s hope yet that tigers will survive in India.

Well what you see there is a mix of deference and established official procedures to dispose animal bodies post mortem. The officials will have verified all was intact with the body and then proceeded to light the pyre. But the milk and turmeric, that is truly special but I have observed this on many occasions. They are not allowed any other means of disposal for fear of trafficking.

I remember my father sharing an experience. He was supervising roadworks within a sanctuary and there were about a dozen workers on a very narrow jungle road. The road skirted a small and steep hillock such that one could only see for a few meters before the road disappeared from view. Having satisfied himself with the quality of work he got ready to leave and jumped in to his open jeep when he realized that a big male lion was approaching them. He did not start the engine which was the wise thing to do and kept still and alerted the troop of workmen and women about the approach of the King. To his amazement they simply dropped their implements there and stood in a line with their hands joined in total supplantation. The lion did not bother the workers for having been happy with his surprise inspection and disappeared at the other end of the curve.

Was it only deference? Was it also the knowledge that running will trigger an instinctive behaviour in the animal? Was it actually a prayer to give them the strength to stand still?

A vast majority of Indians living around these majestic creatures behave in this heart warming manner and quietly witness their killed livestock and other sundry disruptions that the King inflicts every now and then. All those scientists with their bookish knowledge have no idea of how things actually are but they keep on shouting their throats hoarse about the idea of evicting these traditional forest dwellers.

But there is a small minority of people like Sansaar Chand also who are fed by the greed of the yellow man. To them, may god and the law please have no mercy.