Man-eating tigers have for so long been regarded by the natives
of most parts of India as invincible, or else protected by the
native religions, that they have had things pretty much their
own way. One determined hunter for every fifty frightened,
unarmed men would scarcely serve to intimidate any animal. Many
tribes of North American Indians looked upon the bear with
veneration; but for all that, any bear so courageous as to let
himself be seen by them got an arrow between his ribs right
away, and in time the whole tribe of American bears learned that
the chances were against them, just as the wolves and cougars
arrived at a similar conclusion. Those that turned man-eaters
might for a few seasons hunt their prey successfully, and if
gifted with unusual cunning get away unscratched for a while,
but the vengeance of the tribe would be certain to overtake
them before very long, and only the more cowardly ones of their
species would survive to perpetuate the race.--WITMER
STONE and WILLIAM EVERETT CRAM, “American Animals.”
(1965)
=Man’s Greatness=--See SIZE NOT POWER.