Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka?

Journal of Threatened Taxa

Anslem de Silva¹  Ruchira Somaweera² 

[1] Amphibian and Reptile Research Organisation of Sri Lanka, 15/1, Dolosbage Road, Gampola, Sri Lanka;Biologic Environmental Survey, 50B, Angove St, North Perth, WA 6006, Australia;

关键词: Ceylon;    colonial period;    Crocodylus porous;    Crocodylus palustris;    live bait;    sport hunting.;   

DOI  :  10.11609/jott.1790.6805-6809

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

 

【 授权许可】

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