In 1905, a man-eating tiger in Nepal and India committed crimes, eating a total of 436 people in seven years.
The Indian government issued a bounty order for the capture of a tiger, which attracted the attention of hunters around the world, and in this hunt, a hunter from the United Kingdom, Jim Corbett, became a key figure.
In 1911, Jim relied on his years of experience to find a suspected tiger in the Jinxiangmu district of India, and an exciting chase began, and Jim finally shot the tiger several times in the dark of night. This scene is like a duel in the jungle, where humans and beasts of prey intertwine in the dark night, and their fates clash against each other.
To understand all this, we have to start from 1903, in the border mountain village of Nepal, a forgotten corner of the world, surrounded by mountains and sparsely populated, because of this, the forest management was relatively loose, providing an opportunity for a tiger to descend the mountain and attack humans.
This man-eating tiger was the Bengal tiger that came to be known as Champawat. At first, it sneaks out into the night, feeding on lonely villagers, who gradually become aware of the unusual disappearance, but do not know who did it.
Until one day, the mountain village is in turmoil, and people find out that there are always people who disappear inexplicably, and this ferocious tiger is the culprit. The villagers had to organize patrols, squatting day and night, and finally uncovered the mysterious disappearance when the tiger came down the mountain again.
But in the face of such a ferocious tiger, the villagers were helpless, and eventually this incident caught the attention of the king of Nepal, who quickly sent troops to evacuate the local population in order to save his people who were threatened by the tiger, and at the same time rounded up the man-eating tiger.
Champarvat cleverly ducked deep into the mountains, successfully avoiding the search of the officers and soldiers, and the unsuccessful officers and soldiers, as well as the villagers who were too intimidated to live in the area, left the place deserted.
So where did the man-eating tiger go? In fact, it didn't disappear, but crossed the border and entered India.
Villagers living in India's border areas became more vigilant when they heard the Nepalese report, and they spontaneously organized patrols and set traps to hunt the bloodthirsty tiger.
But it never caught, and it was only later that the Indian government issued a bounty order to recruit experienced hunters around the world, and then there was the story at the beginning of the article.
Jim's victory was not accidental, his wit and courage made him the hero of this jungle legend, and the reason for the tiger's attack was also revealed in the autopsy.
Champawat is an aging Bengal tiger with little physical strength to hunt strong prey, and it has broken jaws and teeth, suggesting that it has suffered severe injuries.
Perhaps by chance, it discovered that humans were easy to hunt, so when it was old and frail, it survived in the wild by preying on humans.
Although Champawat was eventually killed, this mysterious battle with humans has led to new thinking about animals. The government had to re-establish the rules that once an animal had eaten a human, it had to be killed to protect human life.
This saga is like a picture scroll, depicting the struggle for life and death in the jungle, the fierce battle between heroes and beasts. Champarvat became the legendary man-eating tiger and left a legacy deep in the jungle. Perhaps in that mountain forest buried by time, there are still countless animal stories waiting to be revealed.
Information source: "The Evil Tiger Recorded in the Guinness Book of Records: Wandering 2 Countries to Eat 436 People, Only After Killing Them Did They Find Out the Reason for Cannibalism" Sohu.com 2020-11-13
