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...
Main Authors: | Anslem de Silva, Ruchira Somaweera |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
2015-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
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Online Access: | http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1790 |
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