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    Wild animals and snakes in India seem to kill more human beings than all our punitive expeditions taken together. The statistics of the loss of human life and cattle by wild animals and venomous snakes in the Central provinces of India have been issued. Although the totals show some decrease from last year, the number of deaths is appalling. Snakes killed 1,133 persons last year and wild animals 291. The number of cattle slaughtered was 8,757. The man-eating propensities of the tiger seem to be on the increase, although 323 of them were killed during the twelve months. Each man-eating tiger seems to be able to dispose of a considerable number of human beings in the course of a year. It is reported that the killing of one man-eating tigress brought down the number of persons killed in the district from twenty-two to three. Wolves also have become so destructive that a special reward has been offered for their skins. From the study of habits of animals it has been found that the hyena has been a very much maligned animal. Formerly a reward was given for its destruction as it was supposed to kill live animals; but experienced authorities assert that it lives on carrion alone. The chief commissioner is making inquiries in order to ascertain whether some animal has not been confused with the hyena.-London News.
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