I :—. ! i vii witching '>ays a writer in a I London weekly) a huge tiger ia the Sn House" at the -Zoo. It waa nu e:rtTPmely hot and the riser had evidently had a good meal, f the animal -a, lying full tenjrM.ni Ke front part oE the cage asleep. What ; M , m v surprise 10 ~e a tiny mouse ipmertfe'froin t«ie back pdin of the cage. and after nmniag to and fro make an attack on tl.e remains of the tiger, ; -,,, a ; The mouse was irut more lhan ! sLx inches away from the tiger f and dozen or so spectators wondered, and waited for developments, which were ,oon forthcoming, as the mouse ran ri»ht uo to the tier's head and then over his body. Tnc only thins the ti«rer did was to open iss large eyes then veaisk the in<rase swy -wHi ab tail.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 250, 19 October 1904, Page 9
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