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Show Whence the Name "Tiger." It Is reported that when tho prlnco of Wales shot a tiger In India nwhllo ago. the beast charged him at full speed. In so doing tho tlgor was doing do-ing Its best to llvo up to tho naino of Its kind. Tlgors are so called becauso of the .swiftness of their movement, especially In springing upon prey, "tlghrl" bo' .g tho old Persian word for an arrow. Hence It comes about that the beast anil the ltlvor Tigris havo the same name. There Is no direct connection between them, but in both cases their swiftness was the characteristic that Impressed the early name glvt '. The tiger's name is thus, perhaps, nearly as superior In nobility to Hie h)cnn'8. us tho 0110 beast Is to the other, since "hyena" is merely Orcek for "sow." |