ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

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(02-25-2017, 09:01 AM)sanjay Wrote: Credit to @P.T.Sondaica for this Image

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The article is from a newspaper. The language is Dutch. As the Dutch were in Indonesia until 1951, the newspaper could have been for the Dutch community in Indonesia. I think it was, as it is about a famous hunter (Mr. ledeboer) and has a number of details only interesting for those living in Indonesia.

The title is 'Lonely in the jungle'. The subtitle is: 'Hunting with Mr. ledeboer - Already killed over a 100 tigers - His rifles - Misconceptions about tigers'.

The article has two parts. The left part, in black, says that Mr. ledeboer lives in a large house in Wadoeng-West, not too far from Glenmore. He already was a legend during his life, as he hunted tigers alone and on foot. He never shot one from a tree.

The right part of the article is about misconceptions. It says that many books about tigers have inaccurate information. One book, printed in 1889 and written by a Mr. Bos, a teacher at a school for agriculture, says that Javan tigers are living in the most populous areas and that they prefer humans over animals (...). Mr. Ledeboer, at least I assume it was him, says it's total crap. The fact that the book was written in 1889 is no excuse, he added. 

The article obviously is much longer, as the left and right part are not connected in any way. It's clear that a large part of it is missing. Judging from the photograph and the comment (it says 'The tiger of this story'), the article was about a tiger that Mr. ledeboer shot. Based on the photograph, I'd say it was an adult male Javan tiger.

I can confirm that Mr. ledeboer had quite a reputation as a tiger hunter back then. He is mentioned in different books and shot a lot of tigers. Initially, he was active on Java. Later, he apparently also hunted in Sumatra.

In a Dutch museum, I saw a skull of a male Javan tiger allegedly shot by Mr. Ledeboer. The lable has a lot of info about Mr. Ledeboer and the tiger. Could have been written a century ago. Unfortunately, most of the info is inaccurate. The one who wrote it, said the tiger was the largest Mr. Ledeboer had shot on Java. However. The skull was well below par in all respects. It was no surprise, as the skull belonged to a young animal. 

Returning to the article. The one who posted it has to find the complete article. We would also like to know the name of the newspaper. And the date of publication. Things like that. This will allow me to go to a museum over here and find it.   

I'll get back to Javan tigers and skulls in some time. Everything needed to get to a number of tables is ready. Same for Panthera tigris sumatrae and Panthera tigris balica. I'm now busy with the other subspecies. The tables are needed for the papers I want to write with Tigerluver. Reply