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A tiger will even tackle a bear, sometimes one much larger than itself. Having tracked its victim, the predator selects a rock or windfelled tree from which it can ambush the quarry from the leeward side. It springs upon the approaching bear from an overhead position, catches it by the chin with the claws of one forepaw and the throat with the claws of the other, and clamps its jaws on the spine. Bears are generally afraid of tigers and, coming across their tracks, run away perpendicular to the trail. (p. 175) (it) |
