The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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The plan was a simple one and , given the co - operation of the caretakers of the bridges , both of whom lived on the left bank and close to the bridge abutments , was certain of success . To close the only means of ...
The plan was a simple one and , given the co - operation of the caretakers of the bridges , both of whom lived on the left bank and close to the bridge abutments , was certain of success . To close the only means of ...
Page 94
Presently one of the men got to his feet , and as he pointed down excitedly into the foaming white water at the foot of the fall , two of his companions manning the long pole held the triangular net close to the fall .
Presently one of the men got to his feet , and as he pointed down excitedly into the foaming white water at the foot of the fall , two of his companions manning the long pole held the triangular net close to the fall .
Page 134
... at the thorn enclosure to repair the weak places in it , with the result that several of the goats had strayed out of the enclosure and one of them the leopard had killed , close to the road , during the early hours of the morning .
... at the thorn enclosure to repair the weak places in it , with the result that several of the goats had strayed out of the enclosure and one of them the leopard had killed , close to the road , during the early hours of the morning .
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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 getting 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
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
| Author | Jim Corbett |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1964 |
| Length | 191 pages |
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