The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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Page 53
... close to the bridge abutments , was certain of success . To close the only means of communication between the two banks of the river over a stretch of some thirty miles would appear to be a very high - handed proceeding , but actually ...
... close to the bridge abutments , was certain of success . To close the only means of communication between the two banks of the river over a stretch of some thirty miles would appear to be a very high - handed proceeding , but actually ...
Page 94
... close to the fall . A large shoal of mahseer fish , varying in size from five to fifty pounds , were attempting to leap the fall . One of these fish , about ten pounds in weight , leapt clear of the fall and when falling back was ...
... close to the fall . A large shoal of mahseer fish , varying in size from five to fifty pounds , were attempting to leap the fall . One of these fish , about ten pounds in weight , leapt clear of the fall and when falling back was ...
Page 134
... close to the road , during the early hours of the morning . The barking of his dogs had awakened him , and when it got light , he saw his best goat - a beautiful steel - grey animal nearly as large as a Shetland pony - lying dead near ...
... close to the road , during the early hours of the morning . The barking of his dogs had awakened him , and when it got light , he saw his best goat - a beautiful steel - grey animal nearly as large as a Shetland pony - lying dead near ...
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able Alaknanda animal appeared approached arrived asked bank blood body bridge bungalow called carried climb close crossed dark dead decided direction distance dogs door early eaten fear feet field fire fish five followed foot four Garhwal give goat gone grass ground half hand head heard hill hope human hundred yards Ibbotson jungle kill later leaving leopard light lived look lying man-eater miles minutes morning mountain never night object passed path pilgrims poison position possible pug marks ravine reached returned rifle river road rock Rudraprayag seen shelter shoot short shot showed side sight sitting sleep sound started steps taken tell tiger told took track trap tree turned village waiting walk watched wide woman