The Royal Tiger Of Bengal His Life And Death

About the Book: - The text of the book has been painstakingly prepared by author to draw a sketch of the natural history and habits of the reputedly most power member of the cat tribe. This work is not merely as zoological description but is also an account of its habits, mode of life and as well as of his death. The book was first published in 1875. The subject of the book is extensive study of the Royal Bengal Tiger in Sunderbans which is a mangrove area in the delta formed by the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. The endangered species that live within the Sundarbans and extinct species that used to be include the royal Bengal tigers, estuarine crocodile, northern river terrapins (Batagur baska), olive ridley sea turtles, Gangetic dolphin, ground turtles, hawksbill sea turtles and king crabs (horse shoe). The subject of the book is very good. There is no statement in the book to which exception may justly be taken. The author has preserved the illustrations from oblivion to generate good amount of interest amongst the readers. About the Author: - Sir Joseph Fayrer, 1st Baronet FRS FRSE FRCS FRCP KCSI LLD was an English physician who served as Surgeon General in India. He is noted for his writings on medicine, work on public health and his studies particularly on the treatment of snakebite, in India. He was also involved in official investigation on cholera, in which he did not accept the idea, proposed by Robert Koch, of germs as the cause of cholera. Appointed an assistant surgeon in the Indian Medical Service of Bengal in 1850, he was posted at Chinsura, Cherrapunji and Dacca. He saw action as a field surgeon during the Burmese campaign of 1852. For his service, Lord Dalhousie made him political assistant and Residency surgeon at Lucknow in 1853. He married Bethia Mary, daughter of Brigadier General Andrew Spens at Lucknow. During the Indian Mutiny, his home in Lucknow became a hospital as well as a fortress. The Title 'The Royal Tiger Of Bengal His Life And Death written/authored/edited by J. Fayrer', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9789353245580 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 129 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Facsimile Publisher. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-