Question

What does the phrase 'venerable herd-robber' mean?

Answer 1

Interesting question and thanks for asking! The phrase
'venerable herd-robber' is actually an oxymoron i.e. two words with opposite meanings in one sentence.

Venerable comes from the word respected and the phrase can be explained by the example of an old tiger who is hunting a lot not for food but for 'protection, because they feel that they are right to kill someone before they are killed or attacked
Hence, Venerable Heard-Robber, can mean Respect thief, in a way

Answer 2

It means that the tiger is venerable that is it is respectable but it is a robber because it kills hides of animals