Would you rather be devoured by a man-eating tiger or eaten by a crocodile? The former might be a quicker and less painful procedure. Crocodiles are apt to linger over their meals. Alternatively, you can be strangled and swallowed by a boa-constrictor, stung to death by wild bees, or trampled by a rampaging elephant. The choice is yours. The stories in this collection cover all these possibilities! The Rupa Book Of Great Animal Stories is a collection of realistic, true-to-life stories. It includes some exciting tales of hair-breadth escapes and thrilling encounters in the wild-stories of man's relationships with other living creatures, furred or feathered, fierce or friendly. From thrilling encounters with man-eating tigers and crocodiles, to more friendly exchanges between man and beast, these stories will hold you spellbound.