Sloth bear of Mysore

It was killed by Kenneth Anderson, who described it in his memoirs Man-Eaters and Jungle Killers: [Sloth] Bears, as a rule, are excitable but generally harmless creatures.

[citation needed] Others thought that it was a male which had previously abducted a young girl as its mate, only to have her rescued by the villagers, thus inciting the bear's anger.

The bear began its attacks in the Nagvara Hills, east to the town of Arsikere, 105 miles north-west of Bangalore in Mysore State.[when?]

In typical sloth bear fashion,[citation needed] the animal attacked its victims' faces with its claws and teeth.

The bear's depredations first came to the attention of Kenneth Anderson when a friend of his named Alam Bux sent him a postcard, urgently asking him to come to his home, a shrine situated between Arsikere and Shimoga.

After throwing stones into the crevice with no results, Anderson returned to Bangalore, asking Bux to inform him by telegram should the bear attack again.

Setting forth with a rifle, a torch and three or four helpers, Anderson journeyed six miles into the jungle for an hour and a half before coming across a heavily scrubbed hill.

After searching for a while through the thick brush, Anderson heard the faint moans of the victim, whom he found lying at the foot of a tree, unconscious and severely mutilated.