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...

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Main Authors:	Anslem de Silva, Ruchira Somaweera
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2015-01-01
Series:	Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:	Ceylon colonial period Crocodylus porous Crocodylus palustris live bait sport hunting.
Online Access:	http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1790

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spelling	doaj-d2624e5bb6234e8c99f24db0c002172b2020-11-25T00:41:00ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072015-01-01716805680910.11609/jott.1790.6805-68091649Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka?Anslem de Silva0Ruchira Somaweera1Amphibian and Reptile Research Organisation of Sri Lanka, 15/1, Dolosbage Road, Gampola, Sri LankaBiologic Environmental Survey, 50B, Angove St, North Perth, WA 6006, Australia<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 we compile the available records, review other records of the practice, and discuss the likelihood of the exercise actually having taken place.</p><div> </div>http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1790Ceyloncolonial periodCrocodylus porousCrocodylus palustrislive baitsport hunting.
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author_facet	Anslem de Silva Ruchira Somaweera
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title	Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka?
title_short	Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka?
title_full	Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka?
title_fullStr	Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka?
title_full_unstemmed	Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka?
title_sort	were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial sri lanka?
publisher	Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series	Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn	0974-7893 0974-7907
publishDate	2015-01-01
description	<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 we compile the available records, review other records of the practice, and discuss the likelihood of the exercise actually having taken place.</p><div> </div>
topic	Ceylon colonial period Crocodylus porous Crocodylus palustris live bait sport hunting.
url	http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1790
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Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka?

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