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In medieval fortification, a trou de loup (French for "wolf hole"; plural trous de loup, also commonly referred to as a tiger pit in the East) was a type of booby trap or defensive obstacle. Each trou de loup consisted of a conical pit about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) deep and 1.2 to 2 m (3 ft 11 in to 6 ft 7 in) wide at the top.
The pit itself would have been covered by branches and baited with carrion such as a dead cow. The wolf would be attracted by the smell, fall in the pit and be unable to scale the steep sides; it could then be killed. [3] The military application of this was the trou de loup (wolf hole).
The Indochinese tiger is a population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies that is native to Southeast Asia. [1] This population occurs in Myanmar and Thailand.In 2011, the population was thought to comprise 342 individuals, including 85 in Myanmar and 20 in Vietnam, with the largest population unit surviving in Thailand, estimated at 189 to 252 individuals during the period 2009 to 2014.
The most common mythological being is the Belu, an ogre. The popularity of the Belu is due to the Yama Zatdaw, the Burmese version of the Ramayana, a very popular play in Myanmar, and also their roles in the Jatakas. A Thaman Chah or were-tiger, from a 19th-century Burmese watercolour
Ayeyarwady pit vipers can reach over 3 feet in length, the study said. They have “sharply” textured scales with an overall green coloring that varies in hue and pattern. Photos show several ...
The Hukawng Valley (Burmese: ဟူးကောင်းချိုင့်ဝှမ်း; also spelt Hukaung Valley) is an isolated valley in Myanmar, roughly 5,586 square miles (14,468 km 2) in area. It is located in Tanaing Township in the Myitkyina District of Kachin State in the northernmost part of the country.
Video shared with Reuters showed the villagers showing the stranded elephants where they've dug the escape route, before they attempted to climb on the steep slope on the side of the pit ...
Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in northern Myanmar, covering 17,373.57 km 2 (6,707.97 sq mi). It was established in 2004 and extended to its present size in 2010. It was established in 2004 and extended to its present size in 2010.