A Tiger Hunt In Bengal, 1950s

name is s l a d a mg slang and he has the reputation of being the most unapproachable animal in existence he is a we left the elephant country and entered the Hunter's Paradise the fertile Valley is the home of the sadang the name is s l a d a n g sadang and he has the reputation of being the most unapproachable animal in existence he is as Fleet as an antelope can conquer a tiger and to make it perfect he actually thinks we only hoped we could get close enough to him to photograph him here's a jungle Scout ready to Cy a warning while other busy Sentinels started climbing to higher perches for better observation these monks were of the short tail variety and originated from the orang family had secured themselves to Platforms in high trees when the signal was given the 5 Mile Wide Circle of beaters started to converge toward our cameras every animal within the circle was driven toward us the hunt was on it was not a hunt to kill the Gunners were instructed to use their weapons only for the defense of themselves and cameram with this sort of noise no wonder the animal on the move ah another of Our Stars [Music] [Music] step by step we made our way through to our other cameras [Music] just one of life's tragedies as they take place in the jungle and every monk in the vicinity knew that only a miracle could save him for [Music] [Music] [Music] the boys after a real mankiller [Music] he had killed a native and was doomed to die it is the custom of the Jungle to spear any animal that has killed a hunter what a rug this fellow made but want and killing was not the object of the Expedition they did it simply to survive we followed our native beaters driving constantly driving [Music] who said a tiger won't climb a tree [Music] cameraman is up [Music] there what the cameraman didn't come down it was too good a spot for pictures there is a python he got a native and an inhuman struggle was on if he could only break the hole the python had on the tree he would be safe you'll Shake him off there he goes he did it [Music] these boys decided to move their camera to a better spot they were building a foliage screen for themselves but there's no protection against a spotted death like this we told you he was the best shot in the East look it's still breathing if you think you're a good shot the jungle is where you find out because if you miss you'll never live to tell it we were watching a cameram man prepare to get a black panther there he is the most treacherous and hateful thing that lives [Music] while this was going on we kept advancing we would have liked to have directed this scene but nature handled it [Music] boy this is going to be good watch he had to do it that way the leopard was coming at him [Music] [Music] go [Music] [Music] [Music] going for the captain short range shot he made it again a kill worthy of any trophy [Music] run the captain rushed to his friend's side but the man was badly clawed and injured and had to be removed to the rear for [Music] treatment we almost had to establish a hospital that day well