Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka?
<p>Use of live animals as bait is not an uncommon practice in hunting worldwide. However, some curious accounts of the use of human babies as bait to lure crocodiles in sport hunting exist on the island of Sri Lanka, where sport hunting was common during the British colonial period. Herein w...
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| author | Anslem de Silva Ruchira Somaweera |
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| description | <p>Use of live animals as bait is not an uncommon practice in hunting worldwide. However, some curious accounts of the use of human babies as bait to lure crocodiles in sport hunting exist on the island of Sri Lanka, where sport hunting was common during the British colonial period. Herein we compile the available records, review other records of the practice, and discuss the likelihood of the exercise actually having taken place.</p><div> </div> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58b4fb60a25e47fba55bfc6ae30c1df92022-12-22T01:24:39ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072015-01-01716805680910.11609/JoTT.o4161.6805-91649Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka?Anslem de Silva0Ruchira Somaweera1Amphibian and Reptile Research Organisation of Sri Lanka, 15/1, Dolosbage Road, Gampola, Sri LankaBiologic Environmental Survey, 50B, Angove St, North Perth, WA 6006, Australia<p>Use of live animals as bait is not an uncommon practice in hunting worldwide. However, some curious accounts of the use of human babies as bait to lure crocodiles in sport hunting exist on the island of Sri Lanka, where sport hunting was common during the British colonial period. Herein we compile the available records, review other records of the practice, and discuss the likelihood of the exercise actually having taken place.</p><div> </div>http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1790Ceyloncolonial periodCrocodylus porousCrocodylus palustrislive baitsport hunting. |
| spellingShingle | Anslem de Silva Ruchira Somaweera Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka? Journal of Threatened Taxa Ceylon colonial period Crocodylus porous Crocodylus palustris live bait sport hunting. |
| title | Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka? |
| title_full | Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka? |
| title_fullStr | Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka? |
| title_short | Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka? |
| title_sort | were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial sri lanka |
| topic | Ceylon colonial period Crocodylus porous Crocodylus palustris live bait sport hunting. |
| url | http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1790 |
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