Reginald Innes Pocock ( 1939 ) mentioned that some people had the opinion that the tiger played a role in the near - extinction of the Indian lion .
Reginald Innes Pocock dismissed this view as ' fanciful ' .
Reginald Innes Pocock ( 1939 ) mentioned that some people had the opinion that the tiger played a role in the near - extinction of the Indian lion , but he dismissed this view as ' fanciful ' .