There is a dramatic account in German naturalist and explorer Fedor Jagor’s Singapore, Malaysia, Java. Reiseskizzen 1866 publication about tigers sneaking up on the coolies hard at work in the gambir plantations of Malaya.
“It is the Chinese on these plantations who are so often killed by tigers. When the coolie crouches almost naked in the dense bushes to pick the leaves, the tiger sneaks up on him from behind and usually kills him with a bite on the neck,” Jagor wrote.
Already a subscriber? Log in
Get 20% OFF The Star Digital Access
Cancel anytime. Ad-free. Unlimited access with perks.
